Onion vs. Tomato
This week’s sucrose food challenge is onion vs. tomato. Which has more sucrose? Click the image to see the stats. Then take the Sucrose Intolerance…
Sucrose Intolerance Blog
The Trouble with Carbs
By Dr. Edward Barbarito Americans love their carbs! From salty, snack foods to sweetened, baked goods to sugary sodas and sports drinks, increased carbohydrate intake…
Mixed Drinks and Sucrose
Distilled spirits are alcoholic beverages distilled from grains, fruits, or other fermentable ingredients. There are six basic distilled spirits, including brandy, gin, rum, tequila, whiskey,…
Wine and Sucrose
Red, white, or rosé. Dry or sweet. Fruity or earthy. There are so many options when it comes to selecting wine. The selection process of…
Beer and Sucrose
Lager, ale, porter, pilsner, stout, IPA – with so many choices of beer, it is hard to decide which to choose! This is especially true…
Coca-Cola® vs. Diet Coke®
This week’s sucrose food challenge is Coca-Cola® vs. Diet Coke®. Which has more sucrose? Click the image to see the stats. Then take the Sucrose…
Plum vs. Blackberries
This week’s sucrose food challenge is plum vs. blackberries. Which has more sucrose? Click the image to see the stats. Then take the Sucrose Intolerance…
Hey, Maine! You Eat More Sugar Than You May Think
Many foods in the Maine diet are high in sucrose, including maple syrup and baked beans. Sucrose Intolerance caused by Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (CSID) may…
Comparing and Contrasting Different Types of Malabsorption
Malabsorption typically means the failure of your gastrointestinal tract – usually the small intestine – to absorb a particular substance or substances from the foods…
Fruit Flavored Cream Cheese vs. Plain Cream Cheese
This week’s sucrose food challenge is fruit flavored cream cheese vs. plain cream cheese. Which has more sucrose? Click the image to see the stats.…
