You put so much effort into posting that very accurate informative comment, I felt like I had to respond. You’re absolutely right - granulated sugar is sucrose, which is made up of glucose and fructose molecules, held together by a glycosidic bond. Definitely a disaccharide; which I now know makes it, most assuredly, not a simple sugar.

I say that, for the record, to prove that I am not a total science idiot, and hopefully earn some respect back on my site (lol). I just never knew that only monosaccharides specifically were considered simple sugars; I always thought simple sugar was a catch-all for chemicals that were less complex than polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose, since those are always characterized as the “complex carbohydrates.”

You’ve taught me something new; thanks for the info.

(Also, for those who have read our exchange, and are wondering what to call CO2, if not “element,” the correct term is “compound.”)