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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 Simple carbohydrates include single sugars, such as glucose or fructose, and two sugars linked together, such as sucrose – table sugar – or lactose, milk sugar.—
Julie Pollock,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for table sugar