糖類|とうるいtourui[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, chemistrysaccharide

• Related糖とうNeutralThe one-character word for sugar: sweet, water-soluble carbohydrates, fine in both speech and writing. 「糖類」 is the classification term, covering polysaccharides too.
• Related糖分とうぶんNeutralThe sugar a food or drink contains — its content or amount. Common in daily conversation, as in 「糖分を控える」 (cut back on sugar).
• Related糖質とうしつWrittenA written-style term for sugar-containing substances, i.e. carbohydrates; typical of 「糖質制限」. On labels, narrow-sense 「糖類」 (mono- and disaccharides) falls within 「糖質」.

Use 「糖類」 for chemical classification and nutrition labels, as in 「糖類ゼロ」. For the sugar content of foods in everyday talk, say 「糖分」; for reduced-sugar diets, 「糖質」.

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1. 単糖類たんとうるいと少しょう糖類とうるいと多糖類たとうるいの総称そうしょう。狭義きょうぎでは遊離ゆうり糖類とうるい、すなわち単糖類たんとうるいと二に糖類とうるいを指さす。