Dietitians of Canada Sugar Check Your Sugar Knowledge Quiz 1.
Sugar is a type of carbohydrate, in the same group as starch and fibre.
All sugars are carbohydrates, used in the same way by your body, whether they are a part of foods such as vegetables or fruit, or added to foods such as muffins, cereals, yogurt, stir-fry dishes or baked beans. Like all carbohydrates, sugar provides calories, but only half as many as you get in the same amount of fat. However, many products with this claim still contain sugar that is naturally present in the food.