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amylopsin an enzyme produced by the pancreas, capable of converting starch into sugar.
angel food cake a light white sponge cake made of beaten egg whites, cream of tartar, flour, and sugar.
apple pie a pastry dish made with sliced apples and flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and sometimes other spices, often considered typically American or even symbolic of American culture and values.
aspartame an artificial sweetener about two hundred times sweeter than sucrose, synthesized from amino acids and used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in manufactured soft drinks, cereals, cookies, and the like.
bagasse the pulp that remains after juice has been removed from sugar cane or sugar beet. [1/2 definitions]
beet sugar sugar extracted from the roots of sugar beets.
beignet a square-shaped piece of fried dough topped with powdered sugar, sometimes filled with chocolate, cheese, fruit, or the like. [1/2 definitions]
blackstrap molasses a dark, thick molasses from which most of the sugar has been removed.
blood glucose glucose in the blood or the concentration of glucose in the blood; blood sugar.
bombe a frozen dessert consisting of two or more different kinds of ice cream, often with a light, frothy center made of eggs and sugar, frozen in a melon-shaped mold.
bonbon a candy with a filling of fruit jam, nuts, or creamy sugar paste enclosed in a coating of chocolate or the like.
brittle a sheet candy made of caramelized sugar and nuts. [1/4 definitions]
brown betty (sometimes cap. Betty) a baked pudding made of apples or other fruits with bread crumbs, raisins, sugar, butter, and spices.
brown sugar unrefined or partially refined sugar whose crystals have kept a thin coating of dark syrup.
butterscotch a flavoring or candy prepared from butter, brown sugar, and other ingredients. [1/2 definitions]
cake a sweet, baked food made with flour, sugar, and eggs, often in the form of a loaf or round layers. [1/4 definitions]
cambric tea a drink of hot water, milk, sugar, and a little tea, usu. given to children.
candied cooked or coated in or with sugar, honey, or syrup, esp. to glaze, encrust, or preserve. [1/2 definitions]
candy a confection made with sugar or other sweetener, usu. with flavorings such as chocolate or peppermint and fillings such as nuts. [5 definitions]
candy floss (chiefly British) a candy consisting of melted sugar spun into a fluffy mass around a stick or paper cone; cotton candy.
cane sugar cane. [1/7 definitions]