Friday, July 02, 2010

How Much Sugar

In a sugar reduced diet I needed to know how much sugar are is different types of foods that we eat. What I found was all different types of food and drinks and showed the amount of sugar cubes are within that food. Its quite amazing found the source of how much sugar is stored in food and drinks.



1
Soft Drinks 
1 bottle
(12 oz.)
9 t sugar
2
Sweet Cider
6 oz. glass
4 1/2 t sugar 





How much sugar in coke.





















How much sugar in Mountain Dew.
















How Much Sugar in Red Bull















How much sugar in McDonalds Shake





















How Much Sugar in Ice Coffee





















One interesting thing is the amount of sugar that are stored in Fruit. Below is list of sugar in Fruit.



1
Canned fruit juice  
1/2 (sweet) cup
3-4 t sugar
2
Canned peaches   
2 halves & 1 T syrup 
3 1/2 t sugar
3
Pineapple juice  
1/2 cup (unsweetend)
2 1/2 t sugar
4
Grapefruit juice 
1/2 cup (unsweetend)
2 t sugar
5
Grape juice   
1/2cup 3
2/3 t sugar

1
Apricots, dried
4 to 6 halves 
4 t sugar
2
Prunes, dried 
3 to 4 medium
4 t sugar
3
Dates, dried
3 to 4 pitted
4 1/2 t sugar
4
Figs, dried
1 1/2 to 2 small 
4 t sugar
5
Raisins
1/2 Cup 
4 t sugar




How much sugar in apple















How much sugar in a banana
















How much sugar in pineapple.
















How much sugar in peach.















How much Sugar in grapes















How much sugar in water melon
















How much sugar in strawberries
















One think I didn't realise that vegetables had sugar.

How much sugar in Corn















How much sugar in Carrots
















The last group of foods are well know in having sugar



1
Hershey candy
1 bar 
7t sugar
2
Chewing gum
1 stick
1/2 t sugar
3
Chocolate mints
1 piece 
23 t sugar
4
Fudge
1 oz. square 
4 1/2 t sugar
5
Peanut brittle 
1 oz.
31/2 t sugar

1
Cheese cake 
1 (4oz. piece) 
2 t sugar
2
Chocolate cake  
(iced) 1 (4 oz. piece)
15 t sugar
3
Cup cake  
(iced)
16 t sugar
4
Strawberry
shortcake
1 serving 
4 t sugar
5
Brownie  
(unfrosted) 1 (3/4 oz.)
3 t sugar
6
Chocolate Eclaire  
7t sugar
7
Donut (plain)  
1 3
4t sugar
8
Donut   
(glazed) 1
6t sugar 





How much sugar in Sorbet.
















How Much Sugar in Snickers. I used to eat one snickers a day a day before going on my diet.















How much sugar in cinnamon roll.















How much sugar in Oreo
















So based on the photos stay away from Coke, McDonalds milk shakes and Ice Coffee. Best foods are carrots and pineapples.

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