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Approximately 850 food products analysed for sugar content by the USDA nutrient data laboratory can be found in the following links. The estimate of the total sugar content is based on the sum of monosaccharides (galactose, glucose, and fructose), and disaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose). The food items are organized in the order of high to low sugar content.

 

 

 

Sugar Content in Foods (per 100 grams of food)
Foods with 37.5 - 100 g sugar Foods with 18.6 - 37.4 g sugar
Foods with 10.5 - 18.6 g sugar Foods with 6.6 - 10.4 g sugar
Foods with 4.1 - 6.5 g sugar Foods with 2.6 - 4.1 g sugar
Foods with 1.5 - 2.6 g sugar Foods with 0.5 - 1.5 g sugar
Foods with 0.1 - 0.5 g sugar Sugar free foods
Sugar content in fruits and alcoholic drinks  

 


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Data source of sugar content in foods: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 19.




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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 September 2007 )
 


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