Article Figures & Tables
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Added sugar No. (%) of all products
(n = 40 829)% of products with added sugar
(n = 26 942)Sugar (all other) 21 869 (53.6) 81.2 Dextrose 4892 (12.0) 18.2 Glucose 3847 (9.4) 14.3 Glucose-fructose 3555 (8.7) 13.2 Corn syrup 3181 (7.8) 11.8 Maltodextrin 3015 (7.4) 11.2 Fruit juice concentrate 2278 (5.6) 8.5 Honey 1596 (3.9) 5.9 Molasses 1486 (3.6) 5.5 Syrup (all other) 1177 (2.9) 4.4 Lactose 885 (2.2) 3.3 Fructose 742 (1.8) 2.8 Cane juice 706 (1.7) 2.6 Malt/barley malt 400 (1.0) 1.5 High-fructose corn syrup 361 (0.9) 1.3 Caramel 302 (0.7) 1.1 Agave 190 (0.5) 0.7 Sucrose 125 (0.3) 0.5 Date paste 40 (0.1) 0.1 Maltose 27 (0.1) 0.1 Carob 10 (< 0.1) < 0.1 Treacle 7 (< 0.1) < 0.1 Ethyl maltol 6 (< 0.1) < 0.1 Corn sweetener 4 (< 0.1) < 0.1 Nectar (other than agave) 4 (< 0.1) < 0.1 Category/subcategory Mean total sugar,
g/100 g or
g/100 mL ± SDNo. (%) with added sugar Mean total sugar in products without added sugar,
g/100 g or g/100 mL ± SDMean total sugar in products with added sugar,
g/100 g or g/100 mL ± SDAbsolute difference in total sugar, g* Milk and dairy (n = 5415) 4.7 ± 5.9 1603 (29.6) 2.1 ± 3.2 10.7 ± 6.4 8.5‡ All milk, cream (n = 1374) 7.1 ± 6.1 447 (32.5) 4.8 ± 1.4 11.7 ± 8.7 6.9‡ Dairy drinks and substitutes (n = 176) 3.7 ± 3.8 111 (63.1) 1.4 ± 2.1 5.1 ± 3.8 3.7 Cheese (n = 2862) 1.7 ± 4.2 305 (10.6) 1.0 ± 3.2 8.1 ± 6.4 7.1‡ Yogourt (n = 1003) 9.9 ± 4.8 740 (73.8) 4.0 ± 1.9 12.0 ± 3.6 8.0‡ Protein foods (n = 4989) 2.7 ± 6.4 2826 (56.6) 2.1 ± 4.2 3.2 ± 7.6 1.1‡ Red meat, poultry (n = 497) 2.1 ± 3.0 339 (68.2) 0.6 ± 1.1 2.8 ± 3.3 2.2‡ Fish, seafood (n = 645) 1.3 ± 4.4 283 (43.9) 0.1 ± 0.6 2.8 ± 6.3 2.7‡ Cured meats (n = 2123) 1.5 ± 4.6 1804 (85.0) 0.7 ± 5.7 1.7 ± 4.4 1.0† Canned fish/meats (n = 456) 0.9 ± 2.6 139 (30.5) 0.1 ± 0.6 2.7 ± 4.1 2.5‡ Plant-based protein foods (n = 1268)§ 6.3 ± 9.6 261 (20.6) 4.0 ± 4.5 15.0 ± 16.6 10.9‡ Mixed dishes (n = 3989) 3.5 ± 4.5 3023 (75.8) 1.8 ± 3.7 4.1 ± 4.6 2.3‡ Soups (n = 896) 4.5 ± 6.2 701 (78.2) 2.1 ± 5.5 5.1 ± 6.3 3.0‡ Pizza (n = 327) 3.1 ± 1.7 322 (98.5) 2.4 ± 0.3 3.1 ± 1.7 0.6 Mexican (n = 41) 2.1 ± 1.2 31 (75.6) 1.0 ± 0.7 2.5 ± 1.1 1.5 Frozen dinners/entrees (n = 823) 2.8 ± 3.0 611 (74.2) 1.6 ± 1.6 3.3 ± 3.2 1.7‡ Other (n = 1902) 3.5 ± 4.4 1358 (71.4) 1.8 ± 3.6 4.2 ± 4.5 2.4‡ Grains (n = 2364) 7.5 ± 10.9 899 (38.0) 1.6 ± 3.1 17.1 ± 12.2 15.5‡ Cereals (n = 719)¶ 19.7 ± 12.2 616 (85.7) 2.0 ± 4.4 22.7 ± 10.4 20.7‡ Other (n = 1645)** 2.1 ± 3.4 283 (17.2) 1.6 ± 2.9 4.8 ± 4.4 3.2‡ Bread products†† (n = 2093) 3.8 ± 4.4 1478 (70.6) 1.6 ± 2.8 4.7 ± 4.6 3.1‡ Snacks and sweets (n = 12 534) 27.4 ± 22.1 10 780 (86.0) 3.0 ± 8.3 31.4 ± 21.1 28.4‡ Savory snacks (n = 2716) 6.2 ± 11.0 1453 (53.5) 2.5 ± 7.8 9.4 ± 12.2 6.9‡ Crackers (n = 849) 6.4 ± 8.2 585 (68.9) 1.7 ± 3.0 8.5 ± 8.9 6.8‡ Snack/meal bars (n = 338) 31.4 ± 9.3 336 (99.4) 0.0 ± 0.0 31.6 ± 9.0 31.6 Sweet bakery products (n = 3575) 29.4 ± 13.2 3493 (97.7) 4.1 ± 7.5 30.0 ± 12.7 25.9‡ Candy (n = 3468) 51.7 ± 17.7 3384 (97.6) 13.2 ± 17.7 52.7 ± 16.6 39.5† Other (n = 1588) 16.7 ± 10.4 1529 (96.3) 3.6 ± 5.0 17.2 ± 10.3 13.6‡ Beverages (n = 3161) 12.5 ± 19.5 2487 (78.7) 3.9 ± 7.5 14.8 ± 21.2 10.9‡ Juice (n = 1748)‡‡ 14.9 ± 19.4 1386 (79.3) 6.9 ± 5.1 17.0 ± 21.1 10.2‡ Pop/soda, iced teas (n = 845) 8.2 ± 6.3 649 (76.8) 0.2 ± 1.2 10.6 ± 5.0 10.4‡ Sports drinks, energy drinks, flavoured water (n = 520) 12.0 ± 30.6 406 (78.1) 1.3 ± 2.8 15.1 ± 34.0 13.8‡ Beverage mixes, crystals (n = 48)‡‡ 6.8 ± 1.8 46 (95.8) 3.2 ± 0.0 7.0 ± 1.6 3.8 Condiments, sauces and spreads (n = 4149)§§ 20.9 ± 25.9 3034 (73.1) 3.4 ± 7.5 27.3 ± 27.2 23.9‡ Baby food and cereals (n = 530) 13.3 ± 13.6 253 (47.7) 7.6 ± 9.4 19.5 ± 14.8 11.9‡ Fruits and vegetables (n = 1605)¶¶ 12.4 ± 19.3 559 (34.8) 9.1 ± 17.3 18.5 ± 21.2 9.4‡ Total (n = 40 829) 14.1 ± 19.8 26 942 (66.0) 3.0 ± 7.1 19.8 ± 21.6 16.8‡ Note: SD = standard deviation.
*Discrepancies are due to rounding.
†p ≤ 0.01.
‡p ≤ 0.001.
§Includes beans, peas, legumes, nuts, seeds and processed soy products.
¶Includes all hot and cold cereals.
**Includes products such as pasta and rice.
††Includes all varieties of bread products such as rolls, wraps and pita.
‡‡Values based on beverages as prepared.
§§Includes a wide variety of products such as jams, syrups, toppings, honey, gravy and salsa.
¶¶Includes only packaged or processed fruit and vegetable products such as canned fruits and vegetables, dried packaged fruits and applesauce-type fruit snacks.