Be Aware Of Hidden Sugars In Your Diet

Have you ever wondered how much sugar is in the foods and drinks we consume? Not many of us will take too much notice about the amount of sugars in our favorite snacks and teatime treats but maybe we should.

When sugar reacts with the bacteria in plaque, the acids which are formed attack the teeth and destroy the enamel. If this occurs often, the tooth enamel may break down, forming a hole or ‘cavity’ and causing tooth decay. This almost always leads to fillings and could even result in teeth having to be extracted.

See below for sugar values-

Biscuit

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in Teaspoons
Chocolate Digestive	29.2g	1.2 tsp (5.1g per biscuit)
Chocolate Wafer-Fully coated	34.7g	2.62 tsp (10.49g per biscuit)
Custard Cread Biscuits	29.8g	0.87 tsp (3.5g per biscuit)
Digestive Biscuits	16.6g	0.63 tsp (2.5g per biscuit)
Gingernuts	31g	0.77 tsp (3.1g per biscuit)
Jaffa Cakes	52g	3.25 tsp (13g per two buiscuits)
Rich Tea Biscuits	20.1g	0.42 tsp (1.7g per biscuit)
Savoury	5.3g	0.05 tsp (0.2g per biscuit)
Shortcake	16g	0.53 tsp (2.1g per biscuit)

Confectionary

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in Teaspoons
Bounty 2 Bar Pack	57.8g	8.23 tsp (32.9g)
Chrunchie	61.7g	6.18 tsp (24.7g)
Kit Kat	47.8g	0.75 tsp (3g per two finger)
Liquorice Allsorts	61.9g	0.93 tsp (3.7g per sweep)
Mars Bar	68.1g	10.7 tsp (42.6g per bar)
Milk Chocolate	52.8g	2.2 tsp (8.8g per three squares)
Milky Way 2 Bar Pack	72.4g	7.93 tsp (31.7g)
Pepper Mints	56.8g	1.2 tsp (4.8g per sweet)
Plain Chocolate	46.8g	1.95 tsp (7.8g per three squares)
Snickers Bar	54.5g	7.9 tsp (31.6g)
Toffees	37.4g	0.78 tsp (3.1g per sweet)
Twix 2 Bar Pack	64.5g	9.5 tsp (38g)

Tinned Vegetables

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in Teaspoons
Baked Beans	5g	2.58 tsp (10.3g per half a tin)
Peas	1.7g	0.33 tsp (1.3g per 80g serving)
Sweetcorn-Kernels	3.9g	0.63 tsp (2.5g 1/4 can)

Soft Drinks

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in Teaspoons
Blackcurrant	9.7g in concentrate	1.23 tsp (4.9g per 250ml serving)
Cranberry Juice	11.6g	7.25 tsp (29g per 250ml serving)
Coca Cola	10.6g	6.63 tsp (26.5g per 250ml serving)
Ginger Ale	9.1g	5.63 tsp (22.5g pet 250ml serving)
Lemonade	3.5g	2.2 tsp (8.89g in 250ml serving)
Lucozade Sport	3.5g	4.38 tsp (17.5g per 500ml bottle)
Milkshake Powder	91.1g	6.95 tsp (27.8g 25g in 200ml S/S milk)
Orange Squash	13g in concentrate	1.63 tsp (6.5 in 250ml serving)
Tonic Water	5.1g	3.2 tsp (12.8g per 250 ml serving)

Soups

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in Teaspoons
Tin Tomato Soup	4.9g	2.45 tsp (9.8g in half a tin)
Packet Minestrone	2g	1.25 tsp (5g as prepared)

Spreads

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in 15g serving
Chocolate Spread	50g	1.88 tsp (7.5g)
Honey	84.7g	3.18 tsp (12.7g)
Jam	52.3g	1.95 tsp (7.8g)
Lemon Curd	53.7g	2.03 tsp (8.1g)
Marmalade	66g	2.48 tsp (9.9g)
Syrup	80.5g	3.1 tsp (12.4g)
Treacle	64g	2.4 tsp (9.6g)
Peanut Butter-smooth	6g	0.23 tsp (0.9g)

Cereals

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in Teaspoons
All Bran	22g	1.75 tsp (7g per 30g serving)
Branflakes	22g	1.75 tsp (7g per 30g serving)
Cornflakes	8g	0.63 tsp (2.5g per 30g serving)
Muesli-swiss style	23.1g	2.6 tsp (10.4g per 45g serving)
Rice Crispies	10g	0.75 tsp (3g per 30g serving)
Shreddies	14.9g	1.5 tsp (6g per 40g serving)
Shredded Wheat	0.9g	0.01 tsp (0.4g per 45g serving)
Special K	17g	1.25 tsp (5g per 30g serving)
Sugar Puffs	36.3g	2.65 tsp (10.6g per 30g serving)

Cakes

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in Teaspoons
Chocolate Fudge Cake	30.2g	6.6 tsp (26.4g per 1/8 cake)
Country Slice	41.6g	3.18 tsp (12.7g per slice)
Madeira Cake	30.8g	6.7 tsp (26.5g per slice)
Scones – Fruit	22.4g	2.3 tsp (9.2g per scone)
Sponge Cake with Jam	36g	3.7 tsp (14.8g per 1/6 cake)

Desserts

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in Teaspoons
Creamed Rice Pudding	9g	3.05 tsp (12.2g per pot)
Fruit Cocktail in Juice	13g	4.35 tsp (17.39g 1/3 can)
Fruit Yoghurt	8.6g	2.7 tsp (10.8g per pot)
Jelly	15g	5.05 tsp (20.2g 135g pot)
Ice Cream Sauce	66.8g	2.5 tsp (10.3g per 15g serving)
Ice Cream – vanilla	21g	2.5 tsp (10g 2 scoops)
Instant Custard	6.9g	3.05 tsp (12.2 1/4 pint)
Instant Dessert Powder	53.9g	2.9 tsp (11.6g per 92g serving)

Beverages

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in Teaspoons
Drinking Chocolate	58.1g	4.08 tsp (16.3g) in water
Horlicks	37.7g	4.78 tsp (19.1g) in S/S milk
Ovaltine	37.2g	2.33 tsp (9.3g) in water

Sauces & Pickles

Product	Amount per 100g	Sugar Content in Teaspoons
Brown Sauce	19g	0.5 tsp (2.0g)
Salad Cream	17.5g	0.65 tsp (2.6g)
Sweet Pickle	23.9g	1 tsp (4g)
Tomato Ketchup	23.7g	1 tsp (4g)

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