simple sugar

noun

: monosaccharide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web By the 1920s, girls were going door-to-door selling simple sugar cookies packaged in wax paper bags for 25 to 35 cents per dozen. —

Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2023 Carbohydrates then get turned into simple sugar molecules: glucose, which enters the blood through the walls of your gut. —

Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2023 Wood frogs use the simple sugar molecule glucose, Larson explains, to protect their cells while their bodies are freezing. —

Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2014 The making of marshmallows has since evolved so that now they are created by aerating a mixture of simple sugar syrup and gelatin to form a foam that stabilizes once the gelatin sets. —

Mai Nguyen, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2015 That simple sugar fuels all the processes within the body. —

Jillian Mock, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2019 The sunlight’s energy that was captured and stored earlier is used to fuel reactions that create a simple sugar from the carbon. —

Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022 As mentioned, fructose, a simple sugar, appears to have a key role in activating this survival switch that leads to fat production. —

Richard Johnson, The Conversation, 22 Aug. 2022 As mentioned, fructose, a simple sugar, appears to have a key role in activating this survival switch that leads to fat production. —

The Conversation, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 See More

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'simple sugar.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.