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- Darragh Sheehy

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the maximum amount of added sugars you should eat in a day are (7): Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons). Women: 100 calories per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons).

To be precise, 4.2 grams equals a teaspoon, but the nutrition facts round it to four grams.

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

  • Snickers bar (52.7g) - 6.75 teaspoons of sugar
  • Milk chocolate bar (44g) - 5.75 teaspoons of sugar
  • Milky Way bar (58g) - 8.75 teaspoons of sugar
  • Twix bar (50.7g) - 6 teaspoons of sugar
  • Milk chocolate M&M's packet (47.9 g) - 7.5 teaspoons of sugar

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

  • Coca cola (one can) - 8.25 teaspoons of sugar
  • Pepsi cola (one can) - 8.75 teaspoons of sugar
  • Red Bull (one can) - 6.9 teaspoons of sugar
  • Sprite (one can) - 8.25 teaspoons of sugar

Breakfast cereal in a bowl cookie crisp are said to contain 87 and a half times more sugar than Shredded Wheat.

  • Alpen - 5.75 teaspoons of sugar
  • Cheerios - 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • Corn Flakes - 2.4 teaspoons of sugar
  • Cocoa Puffs - 9.25 teaspoons of sugarl
  • Cookie Crisp - 8.75 teaspoons of sugar
  • Shredded Wheat - 0.1 teaspoons of sugar
  • Rice Krispies - 2.5 teaspoons of sugar
  • Special K - 3 teaspoons of sugar
  • Wheaties - 3.75 teaspoons of sugar
  • Frosted Flakes - 8.75 teaspoons of sugar

How much sugar do cakes and desserts contain? Carrot CakeA 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
  • 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

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.

  • 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.