Definition of "-ose" []

• Possessing; having the characteristics of; full of: cymose. (suffix)
• Carbohydrate: fructose. (suffix)
• Product of protein hydrolysis: proteose. (suffix)

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• "So anything with a sugar added to it usually sugar—they usually end in “-ose”—or a syrup in the first five ingredients should go too."
• "Read the ingredients part of the label; if there is a sugar, syrup, or food ending in an “-ose” in the first five ingredients, avoid it like the plague to avoid the plague of obesity, heart disease, and cancer—it is that important."
• "• Avoid simple sugars—they end in -ose, like glucose, sucrose, maltose, dextrose, etc. except ribose!"