About Reducing Sugar
A reducing sugar is any sugar that is capable of acting as a reducing agent because it has a free aldehyde group or a free ketone group. All monosaccharides are reducing sugars, along with some disaccharides, some oligosaccharides, and some polysaccharides.
'Sugar overload' warning for festive hot drinks
... We are committed to Reducing Sugar in all our beverages and since 2015 we ve delivered a 9% reduction in the sugar content of our gingerbread and core syrup range of vanilla, caramel and hazelnut, the spokeswoman added...
Dental surgeons urge England's schools to go sugar-free
... These include: Prof Michael Escudier, dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, said: It is incredibly worrying that levels of tooth decay among children in England remain so high - especially when you consider that it is almost entirely preventable through simple steps, such as brushing twice a day with appropriate-strength fluoride toothpaste, visiting the dentist regularly and Reducing Sugar consumption...
