Home Page Simple, Refined, and Complex Carbohydrates: Simple Carbs: White / Brown Sugar, Honey, Agave Nectar, Corn Syrup, Maple Syrup, Sorghum Syrup, Molasses. Dried Fruit, Sweet / Ripe Fruit (Bananas, Pears, Figs, Dates, Raisins, Sweet Melons...), Licorice. Fruit Juices (apple juice), Canned Fruit (peaches, mixed fruit). Manitol, Sorbitol, Xylitol, and other "...tol" variations, Maltodextrin, Stevia. Sucrose, Glucose, Fructose, Maltose, Dextrose, Galactose, Trehalose, and other "...ose" variations. Candy, Chocolate, Pop, Donuts, Cakes, Cookies, Sweetened Cereal & Granola, Jam, Marmalade. Alcohol - (In contrast to other simple carbohydrates, alcohol does not have atherogenic properties). Refined Carbs: Most refined and processed, but unsweetened Grain Products, Cereal, Bread, Buns, Pasta, General Baked Goods, Bagels and Granola without added sugars. Complex Carbs: Legumes, such as Lentils, Peas and Beans. Vegetables, such as Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Corn, Lettuce, Peppers, Potatoes. Whole Grains, White / Brown Rice, Nuts and Seeds, including whole-grain Flour, Bread, Pasta, and Cereal. See also Acu-Cell: "Sugar & Glycemic Index" and "Hypoglycemia / Low Blood Sugar"