SUGAR CONTENT OF POPULAR FOODS
The approximate sugar content of
popular foods in teaspoons full of
granulated sugar was compiled from
current publications of food values:
Candy runs from 75% to 85% sugar.
Popular candy bars are likely to
weigh one to five ounces, and may
contain five to twenty teaspoons
sugar.
T= Tablespoon
t = teaspoon
CANDIES
Hershey candy 1 bar 7 t sugar
Chewing gum 1 stick 1/2 t sugar
Chocolate cream 1 piece 2 t sugar
Butterscotch chew 1 piece 1 t sugar
Chocolate mints 1 piece 23 t sugar
Fudge 1 oz. square 4 1/2 t sugar
Life Savers 1 1/3 t sugar
Peanut brittle 1 oz. 31/2 t sugar
CAKES AND COOKIES
Angel food 1 (4 oz. piece) 7 t sugar
Cheese cake 1 (4 oz. piece) 2 t sugar
Chocolate cake (iced) 1 (4 oz. piece) 15 t sugar
Cup cake (iced) 1 6 t sugar
Strawberry shortcake 1 serving 4 t sugar
Brownie (unfrosted) 1 (3/4 OZ.) 3 t sugar
Gingersnaps 1 13 t sugar
Macaroons 1 36 t sugar
Chocolate Eclaire 1 7 t sugar
Cream puff (iced) 1 25 t sugar
Donut (plain) 1 34 t sugar
Donut (glazed) 1 6 t sugar
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Ice-cream bar 1 17 t sugar
Chocolate sundae 1 dish 14 t sugar
Ice cream soda 1 5 t sugar
Malted Milk shake 1 (10 oz.glass) 710 t sugar
Chocolate milk 1 glass 6 t sugar
Eggnog 1 glass 4 1/2 t sugar
Cocoa 1 glass 5 t sugar
Ice cream 1/8 quart 23 t sugar
JAMS AND JELLIES
Jelly 1 T 46 t sugar
Orange marmalade 1 T 46 t sugar
Strawberry jam 1 T 34 t sugar
DESSERTS, MISCELLANEOUS
Blueberry cobbler 1/2 cup 3 t sugar
Custard 1/2 cup 24 t sugar
Apple Pie 1 sl. (1/6 pie) 12 t sugar
Berry Pie 1 slice 10 t sugar
Butterscotch pie 1 slice 4 t sugar
Cherry pie 1 slice 10-14 t sugar
Lemon pie 1 slice 7 t sugar
Pumpkin pie 1 slice(1/6 pie) 510 t sugar
Chocolate pudding 1/2 cup 4 t sugar
Berry tart 1/2 cup 10 t sugar
Sherbet 1/2 cup 46 t sugar
Gelatin (sweetened) 1/2 cup 4 t sugar
SYRUPS, SUGARS & ICINGS
Brown Sugar 1 T 3 t sugar
Chocolate icing 1 oz. 5 t sugar
Honey 1 T 3 t sugar
Maple syrup 1 T 2 1/25 t sugar
White icing 1 oz. 5 t sugar
Chocolate sauce 1 T 4 1/2 t sugar
BEVERAGES
Soft Drinks 1 bottle (12 oz.) 9 t sugar
Gingerale 6 oz. glass 3 1/3 t sugar
Sweet Cider 6 oz. glass 4 1/2 t sugar
CANNED FRUITS AND JUICES
Canned fruit juice (sweet) 1/2 cup 3-4 t sugar
Canned peaches 2 halves & 1 T syrup 3 1/2 t sugar
Pineapple juice 1/2 cup (unsweetend) 2 1/2 t sugar
Grapefruit juice 1/2 cup (unsweetend) 2 t sugar
Grape juice 1/2cup(commercial) 3 & 2/3 t sugar
DRY FRUITS
Apricots, dried 4 to 6 halves 4 t sugar
Prunes, dried 3 to 4 medium 4 t sugar
Dates, dried 3 to 4 pitted 4 1/2 t sugar
Figs, dried 1 1/2 to 2 small 4 t sugar
Raisins 1/2 Cup 4 t sugar
BREAD AND CEREAL
White bread 1 slice 3 t sugar
Hamburger bun 1 whole bun 3 t sugar
Hot Dog bun 1 whole bun 3 t sugar
Corn flakes 1 bowl & 1/2 tsp. sugar 3-4 t sugar
Cheerios 1 bowl & 1/2 tsp. sugar 3-4 t sugar
Wheaties 1 bowl & 1/2 tsp. sugar 3-4 t sugar
HOW SWEET IS BREAKFAST?
THE SUGAR CONTENT OF READY TO EAT CEREALS
Total Sugar
Product Manufacturer (% dry weight)
Sugar Smacks Kellogg 56.0
Apple Jacks Kellogg 54.6
Froot Loops Kellogg 48.0
Sugar Corn Pops Kellogg 46.0
Super Sugar Crisp General Foods 46.0
Crazy Cow (chocolate) General Mills 45.6
Corny Snaps Kellogg 45.5
Frosted Rice Krinkles General Foods 44.0
Frankenberry General Mills 43.7
CookieCrisp, Vanilla RalstonPurina 43.5
Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries Quaker Oats 43.3
Cocoa Krispies Kellogg 43.0
Cocoa Pebbles General Foods 42.6
Fruity Pebbles General Foods 42.5
Lucky Charms General Mills 42.2
CookieCrisp, Chocolate RalstonPurina 41.0
Sugar Frosted Flakes Kellogg 41.0
Quisp Quaker Oats 40.7
Crazy Cow (strawberry) General Mills 40.1
CookieCrisp, Oatmeal RalstonPurina 40.1
Cap'n Crunch Quaker Oats 40.0
Count Chocula General Mills 39.5
AlphaBits General Foods 38.0
Honey Comb General Foods 37.2
Frosted Rice Kellogg 37.0
Trix General Mills 35.9
Cocoa Puffs General Mills 33.3
Cap'n Crunch, Peanut butter Quaker Oats 32.2
Post Raisin Bran General Foods 30.4
Golden Grahams General Mills 30.0
Cracklin' Bran Kellogg 29.0
Raisin Bran Kellogg 29.0
C.W. Post, Raisin General Foods 29.0
C.W. Post General Foods 28.7
Frosted MiniWheats Kellogg 26.0
Country Crisp General Foods 22.0
Life, Cinnamon Flavor Quaker Oats 21.0
100% Bran Nabisco 21.0
AllBran Kellogg 19.0
Fortified Oat Flakes General Foods 18.5
Life Quaker Oats 16.0
Team Nabisco 14.1
GrapeNuts Flakes General Foods 13.3
40% Bran Flakes General Foods 13.0
Buc Wheat General Mills 12.2
Product 19 Kellogg 9.9
Concentrate Kellogg 9.3
Total General Mills 8.3
Wheaties General Mills 8.2
Rice Krispies Kellogg 7.8
GrapeNuts General Foods 7.0
Special K Kellogg 5.4
Corn Flakes Kellogg 5.3
Post Toasties General Foods 5.0
Kix General Mills 4.8
Rice Chex RalstonPurina 4.4
Corn Chex RalstonPurina 4.0
Wheat Chex RalstonPurina 3.5
Cheerios General Mills 3.0
Shredded Wheat Nabisco 0.6
Puffed Wheat Quaker Oats 0.5
Puffed Rice Quaker Oats 0.1
Source:
Based on an analysis published in
1979 by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture of cereals that account
for 90 percent of those purchased by
Americans.
Note:
For a more reasonable balance of
nutrients, concentrate on those
cereals that contain less than 10
percent sugar. Note that most of
these are the brands you grew up
with, in contrast to the sugarladen
brands introduced during recent
decades. If additional sweetening is
desired, garnish your cereal with
fresh fruit.
