Refers to sugar as a substance, especially in nutritional, medical, or chemical contexts. For ordinary table sugar, 砂糖 is often the more everyday word.
Taking in too much sugar is bad for your health.
It's good to take in a small amount of sugar before exercising.
This drink contains a lot of sugar.
Dietary fiber has the effect of slowing the absorption of sugar.
I try to cut back on sugar for the sake of my health.
糖類 is a category term covering various kinds of sugars, while 糖 is the general, singular term for sugar.
Standard kanji spelling. Often used in nutrition, medicine, and compounds related to sugar.
A Sino-Japanese noun written with 糖, the standard kanji associated with sugar. The exact historical development is not described.
lactose; milk sugar
molasses; black treacle · sugar syrup
saccharification; conversion to sugar
sweetening; with added sugar
sugar manufacture; sugar refining
sugar coating
trisaccharide
disaccharide
low-sugar
monosaccharide
unrefined sugar; raw sugar
sugar content
tetrasaccharide
polysaccharide
oligosaccharide
urinary sugar; glycosuria