Meanings
nounfree sugar (countable and uncountable, plural free sugars)
plural free sugars
- countableuncountableSugar that is either added to food or naturally present in honey, syrups, and fruit juices, distinguished from the sugar naturally present in fully unrefined carbohydrates such as brown rice.
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free sugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20sugar
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