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  • If we eat chocolate or cake we know there is sugar but there are so many foods that have hidden sugars. Here is an article from the Daily Mail online.

    I eat Muller light but I was surprised how much sugar are in them and also in pasta sauce,I always look at fat content but not sugar content. I would rather save a Mars Bar or other chocolate to eat as a treat and use a tin of tomatoes instead of pasta sauce.

    Pasta sauce with as much sugar as a Mars bar and soup as sweet as cider: We reveal how much of the white stuff is lurking in your favourite foods
    http://dailym.ai/1HU0HQ3

    Also another article here from medical news

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/262978.php

    Sugar content in common foods and drinks
    To help you keep track of how much sugar you’re consuming we’ve listed some common everyday foods and drinks, together with their sugar content. Some of these may surprise you:

    How much sugar is in a chocolate bar?Chocolate bar
    With high sugar content, chocolate should always be viewed as an occasional treat.

    Milk chocolate bar (44g) – 5.75 teaspoons of sugar
    Snickers bar (57g) – 7 teaspoons of sugar
    Milky Way bar (58g) – 8.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Marshmallows (100g) – 14.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Caramel piece (10g) – 1.7 teaspoons of sugar
    Butterfinger bar (60g) – 6.9 teaspoons of sugar
    Dove chocolate bar (37g) – 5 teaspoons of sugar
    Starburst packet (45 grams) – 5.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Twix bar – 2.75 teaspoons of sugar
    M&Ms packet (45 grams) – 5.75 teaspoons of sugar
    Boiled sweets bag (100 grams) – 11.5 teaspoons of sugar

    How much sugar do soft drinks contain?Soft drinks
    Soft drinks often contain a high amount of sugar.

    Coca cola (one can) – 7 teaspoons of sugar
    Red Bull (one can) – 7.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Lemonade (one glass) – 5.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Orange squash (one glass) – 2.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Hot chocolate (one mug) – 4.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Fruit smoothie (one glass) – 3.5 teaspoons of sugar

    How much sugar is in your breakfast cereal?
    *(per 100 grams)

    Breakfast cereal in a bowl
    Froot Loops are said to contain 106 times more sugar than Shredded Wheat.
    Alpen – 5 teaspoons of sugar
    Cheerios – 1.1 teaspoons of sugar
    Corn Flakes – 2.4 teaspoons of sugar
    Cocoa Krispies – 9.6 teaspoons of sugar
    Froot Loops – 10.6 teaspoons of sugar
    Raisin Bran – 7.8 teaspoons of sugar
    Frosted Flakes – 8.9 teaspoons of sugar
    Honey Smacks – 14 teaspoons of sugar
    Rice Krispies – 2.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Special K – 3 teaspoons of sugar
    Wheaties – 3.8 teaspoons of sugar
    Trix – 8 teaspoons of sugar
    Lucky Charms – 9 teaspoons of sugar
    Rice Chex – 2 teaspoons of sugar
    Wheat Chex – 2.6 teaspoons of sugar
    Corn Chex – 2.8 teaspoons of sugar
    Honey Nut Cheerios – 8.25 teaspoons of sugar
    Reese’s Puffs – 8.9 teaspoons of sugar
    Golden Grahams – 8.8 teaspoons of sugar
    Cocoa Puffs – 9.3 teaspoons of sugar
    Cookie Crisp – 8.7 teaspoons of sugar
    Shredded Wheat – 0.1 teaspoons of sugar
    Cocoa Pebbles – 8.6 teaspoons of sugar
    Banana Nut Crunch – 4.7 teaspoons of sugar

    How much sugar does fruit contain?
    Fruits contain fructose, a type of sugar. Fresh fruit have no “added sugar”, but as you can see below, their levels of sugar range from 1 teaspoon per 100 grams in cranberries to 4 teaspoons in grapes.

    *per 100 grams

    Bananas contain approximately 3 teaspoons of sugar (fructose).
    Mangos – 3.2 teaspoons of sugar
    Bananas – 3 teaspoons of sugar
    Apples – 2.6 teaspoons of sugar
    Pineapples – 2.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Grapes – 4 teaspoons of sugar
    Lemons – 0.6 teaspoons of sugar
    Kiwi fruit – 2.3 teaspoons of sugar
    Apricots – 2.3 teaspoons of sugar
    Strawberries – 1.3 teaspoons of sugar
    Raspberries – 1 teaspoon of sugar
    Blueberries – 1.7 teaspoons of sugar
    Cranberries – 1 teaspoons of sugar
    Tomatoes – 0.7 teaspoons of sugar

    How much sugar do cakes and desserts contain?

    Carrot Cake a medium slice of carrot cake contains approximately 3 teaspoons of sugar.
    Banoffee pie (1 medium portion) – 4.25 teaspoons of sugar
    Carrot cake (1 medium slice) – 3 teaspoons of sugar
    Custard (1 medium portion) – 3.25 teaspoons of sugar
    Chocolate mousse (1 medium portion) – 3 teaspoons of sugar
    Cornetto (1 cone) – 3 teaspoons of sugar
    Donut (1 jam doughnut) – 3.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Fruit pie (1 medium portion) – 3.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Fruit cake (1 medium slice) – 5 teaspoons of sugar
    Muffin (one chocolate chip muffin) – 4.75 teaspoons of sugar
    Ice cream (1 scoop) – 3 teaspoons of sugar
    Rice pudding (1 portion) – 3.75 teaspoons of sugar
    Sponge cake (1 medium slice) – 5.5 teaspoons of sugar
    Swiss roll (1 roll) – 2.5 teaspoons of sugar

    Has anybody else got sugar contents in anything. I am not diabetic but a lot of people on theses forums are and these facts are really useful.

    At least with them we can make choices. Given how good some of the cereals are for us. If it was a toss up between cereals and cake I know which one would win.

    I normally only ever eat porridge, wettabix and occasionally honey nut cornflakes (bought a packet yesterday) and occasionally muesli.

    Had I known this I would probably have avoided the ones I bought yesterday.

    This is a rough calculation obviously depending on the size of your teaspoon.

    Sugars: 4 grams equals 1 teaspoon

    Ginette

    Amazing post by you Ginette regarding the amount of sugars present in each food item. Its a pretty handy one. I’m goanna take the printout of it.

    thank you for the sharing .very useful….

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