Chinese word

低糖

Pronunciation

Pinyindī táng

Meaning

  • adjectivelow-sugar

Example

我想买一些低糖的零食给孩子。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì xiē dī táng de líng shí gěi hái zi

I want to buy some low-sugar snacks for my child.

Illustration for 低糖 (low-sugar)

More examples

这款低糖饮料很受欢迎。zhè kuǎn dī táng yǐn liào hěn shòu huān yíng

This low-sugar beverage is very popular.

Core concept

A food or drink with less sugar than its usual version.

Common phrases

  • 低糖饮料dī táng yǐn liào

    low-sugar beverages

  • 低糖食品dī táng shí pǐn

    low-sugar foods

  • 低糖零食dī táng líng shí

    low-sugar snacks

Similar words

无糖wú táng: Having almost no sugar because sugar is not added.
无添加糖wú tiān jiā táng: Made without added sugar, while naturally occurring sugars may still be present.
低卡dī kǎ: Containing relatively little energy and therefore having a low calorie content.

Definition in Chinese

含糖量较低，用来形容食品或饮品中糖分较少的状态或属性。hán táng liàng jiào dī yòng lái xíng róng shí pǐn huò yín pǐn zhōng táng fēn jiào shǎo de zhuàng tài huò shǔ xìng

Word origin

The compound 低 (dī, "low") + 糖 (táng, "sugar") directly describes a lower amount of sugar in a food or drink.

Usage tips

  • On packaging, 低糖 (dītáng, "low-sugar") means less sugar, not necessarily no sugar, so the nutrition panel shows the actual amount.

Other meanings

  • reduced-sugaradjective

Opposites

  • 高糖gāo tánghigh-sugaradjective

Related words

  • 低糖饮食dī táng yǐn shílow-sugar dietnoun
  • 低糖产品dī táng chán pǐnlow-sugar productsnoun

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