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.