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Palm Sugar
Palm Sugar
Low concern
Palm sugar is a less-refined sugar primarily composed of sucrose. Like all added sugars, it contributes to caloric intake and dental caries when consumed in excess.
Found in
157 products
What it is
Sugar produced from the sap of palm trees (typically coconut, palmyra, or date palm), boiled and crystallized.
Sweetener.
Why it's flagged
- added sugar
What regulators actually say
"Diets high in added sugars are linked to chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes and heart disease."
"Sugars, granulated — composition data."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Sugar; GRAS
European Union — EFSA
Permitted nutritive sweetener
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