Collocations for sugar - noun
ADJ.
raw, unrefined | refined | natural
Fruit juices contain natural sugars.
Fruit juices contain natural sugars.
simple
simple sugars, such as glucose
simple sugars, such as glucose
brown, white
Add one cup of soft brown sugar.
Add one cup of soft brown sugar.
caster, demerara, granulated, lump, icing | beet, cane | fruit
Fructose is a fruit sugar.
Fructose is a fruit sugar.
blood
to raise blood sugar levels
to raise blood sugar levels
QUANT.
lump, spoonful | bag, packet
VERB + SUGAR
put in/on, spoon, sprinkle, stir in/into, take
(= in tea or coffee) He stirred another spoonful of sugar into his tea. | Do you take sugar in your tea?
(= in tea or coffee) He stirred another spoonful of sugar into his tea. | Do you take sugar in your tea?
contain | produce
SUGAR + VERB
dissolve
SUGAR + NOUN
cube, lump | bowl | substitute | intake
a high sugar intake
a high sugar intake
beet, cane | industry, plantation, production, refinery
PHRASES
high/low/reduced sugar content, high/low in sugar
Most junk food is high in sugar.
Most junk food is high in sugar.
no added sugar
apple juice with no added sugar
apple juice with no added sugar