table sugar

noun

: sugar sense 1a

especially : granulated white sugar

Examples of table sugar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In contrast, white table sugar starts off as juice from sugar beet or sugarcane plants. — Carley Millhone, HEALTH, 25 Sep. 2026

While this may seem counterintuitive, many birds can’t process sucrose (table sugar) properly. — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 24 May 2026

That’s because starch is metabolized into glucose — sometimes faster than table sugar. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026

Refined sugar is essentially sucrose (table sugar) stripped of any beneficial nutrients during processing, offering calories and nothing else. — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

table sugar

noun

: sugar entry 1 sense 1

especially : white sugar granules