The table below contains a list of food products and their sugar content (10.5 - 18.6 grams of sugar per 100 grams food). The food items are among approximately 850 food products analysed by the USDA nutrient data laboratory.

 

Food productSugar content in grams/ 100 gram food
Shake, fast food, chocolate 18.6
Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, heavy syrup, solids and liquids 17.9
Puddings, chocolate, ready-to-eat 17.8
Milk shakes, thick vanilla 17.8
Puddings, tapioca, ready-to-eat 17.7
Cookies, molasses 17.6
Salad dressing, thousand island dressing, reduced fat 17.3
Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Complete Wheat Bran Flakes 17.0
Pineapple, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids 16.9
Pineapple, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids 16.9
Soup, beef broth or bouillon, powder, dry 16.7
Applesauce, canned, sweetened, without salt 16.5
Dessert topping, powdered, 1.5 ounce prepared with 1/2 cup milk 16.5
Prune juice, canned 16.4
Fast foods, ice milk, vanilla, soft-serve, with cone 16.4
Dessert topping, pressurized 16.0
Pickle relish, sweet 16.0
Salad dressing, french dressing, commercial, regular 16.0
Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat 16.0
Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Whole Grain TOTAL 15.8
Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original 15.7
Pie, apple, commercially prepared, enriched flour 15.6
Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), canned, light syrup pack 15.5
Grapes, red or green (european type varieties, such as, Thompson seedless), raw 15.5
Grapes, red or green (european type varieties, such as, Thompson seedless), raw 15.5
Syrups, table blends, pancake, reduced-calorie 15.5
Pears, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids 15.2
Pears, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids 15.2
Salad dressing, thousand island, commercial, regular 15.2
Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain 15.1
Grapefruit, sections, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids 15.0
Plantains, raw 15.0
Grape juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added vitamin C 14.9
Mangos, raw 14.8
Pineapple, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids 14.4
Pineapple, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids 14.4
Plums, canned, purple, juice pack, solids and liquids 14.2
Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, WHEATIES 14.0
Plantains, cooked 14.0
Pie fillings, apple, canned 13.8
Frozen novelties, ice type, pop 13.7
Shake, fast food, vanilla 13.6
Gelatin desserts, dry mix, prepared with water 13.5
Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S PRODUCT 19 13.3
Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water 13.1
Grape drink, canned 13.1
Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve 13.1
Crackers, wheat, regular 13.0
Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K 12.9
Cherries, sweet, raw 12.8
Grape juice, frozen concentrate, sweetened, diluted with 3 volume water, with added vitamin C 12.7
Vanilla extract 12.6
Bananas, raw 12.2
Cranberry juice cocktail, bottled 11.9
Tangerine juice, canned, sweetened 11.8
Pineapple and orange juice drink, canned 11.6
Pineapple and grapefruit juice drink, canned 11.5
Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S CRISPIX 11.5
Cream substitute, liquid, with hydrogenated vegetable oil and soy protein 11.4
Milk, canned, evaporated, nonfat 11.4
Fruit punch drink, with added nutrients, canned 11.3
Croissants, butter 11.3
Grapefruit juice, white, canned, sweetened 11.0
Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, KIX 11.0
Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TOTAL Corn Flakes 11.0
Bread, mixed-grain, toasted (includes whole-grain, 7-grain) 10.9
Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid 10.9
Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Corn CHEX 10.8
Apricots, canned, juice pack, with skin, solids and liquids 10.7
Carbonated beverage, root beer 10.6
Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw 10.6
Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Corn Flakes 10.5
Malted drink mix, chocolate, with added nutrients, powder, prepared with whole milk 10.5
Spices, paprika 10.5

 

 

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