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Below you will find food sources on where you can get the 8 essential sugars.

Mannose
Aloe vera (acemannan is a chain of mannose molecules), kelp, shiitake mushroom, ground fenugreek, carob gum, guar gum, black currants, red currants, gooseberries, green beans, capsicum (cayenne pepper), cabbage, eggplant, tomatoes, turnip

Fucose
Kelp, wakame seaweed, brewers yeast

Galactose
Dairy products, fenugreek, kelp, apple pectin, apples, apricot, banana, blackberries, cherries, cranberries, currants, dates, grapes, kiwi fruit, mango, orange, nectarine, peach, pear, pineapple, plums, prunes, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, passionfruit, echinacea, boswellia, chestnuts, broccoli, brussels sprouts, avocado, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, potato, eggplant, tomatoes, leeks, asparagus, lettuce, green beans, mushrooms, beetroot, onions, parsnip, green peas, pumpkin, spinach

Glucose
Nearly all ripe fruits and vegetables. This sugar is abundant in most diets. Honey, grape, banana, mango, cherries, strawberry, cocoa, aloe vera, licorice, sasparila, hawthorn, garlic, echinacea, kelp

N-AcetylGalactosamine
Shark cartilage, beef cartilage, chondroitin sulphate, red algae called Dumontiaceae

N-AcetylGlucosamine
Shiitake mushroom, shark cartilage, beef cartilage, glucosamine sulphate

N-AcetylNeuraminic Acid
Whey protein concentrate or isolate, chicken eggs

Xylose
Kelp, ground psyllium seeds, guava, pears, blackberries, loganberries, raspberries, aloe vera, echinacea, boswellia, broccoli, spinach, eggplant, peas, green beans, okra, cabbage, corn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.D. News, ~ June 2002.  M.D. News, a national publication with regionalized editions in 40 major medical markets in the U.S.  This 3-page article covers the science of sugars and reviews specific topics such as successes with fibromyalgia, toxic shock and diabetes.

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