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AnswerBank Answer:

How much sugar is in my favourite foods?

Kid Stuff
Cheese Whiz 2g per 30g serving (2 tbsp)
Kraft chunky peanut butter 1g per 15g (1 tbsp)
Honey 16g per 15g (1 tbsp)
Heinz ketchup 4g per 15g (1 tbsp)
Classico pasta sauce 6g per 125mL

Sugar in fruits Sugar content (g/100 gram food)
Peaches, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids 18.64
Grapes, red or green, raw 15.48
Mangos, raw 14.80
Bananas, raw 12.23
Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened 10.90
Apples, raw, with skin 10.39
Peaches, canned, juice pack, solids and liquids 10.27
Blueberry, raw 9.96
Apricots, raw 9.23
Plums, raw 9.92
Kiwi fruit, fresh, raw 8.99
Peaches, raw 8.39
Melons, honeydew, raw 8.12
Melons, cantaloupe, raw 7.86
Papayas, raw 5.90
Strawberries, raw 4.67
Corn, sweet, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.06
Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 3.59

LOW Sugar content foods Sugar content in grams/ 100 gram food
Beans, baked, canned, with franks 6.5
Bread, whole-wheat, commercially prepared, toasted 6.3
Rolls, hamburger or hotdog, plain 6.3
Watermelon, raw 6.2
Miso 6.2
Bread, raisin, toasted, enriched 6.2
Bread, wheat 6.0
Papayas, raw 5.9
Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin 5.7
Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A (fat free or skim) 5.1
Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A 5.1
Bagels, plain, enriched, with calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) 5.1
Waffles, plain, frozen, ready -to-heat, toasted 5.0
Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, light 5.0
Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, plain 5.0
Blackberries, raw 4.9
Tomato products, canned, puree, without salt added 4.8
Peas, edible-podded, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.8
Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.8
Carrots, baby, raw 4.8
Chickpeas, cooked, boiled, without salt 4.8
Nuts, almonds 4.8
Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat 4.8
Strawberries, raw 4.7
Yogurt, plain, whole milk, 8 grams protein per 8 ounce 4.7
Nuts, mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, with salt added 4.7
Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.7
Carrots, raw 4.5
Onions, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.5
Bologna, beef and pork 4.4
Raspberries, raw 4.4
Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.4
Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted 4.2
Peas, green, canned, regular pack, drained solids 4.2

Other Sugar Content Foods Sugar content in grams/ 100 gram food
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
Cookies, molasses 17.6
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
Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), canned, light syrup pack 15.5
Grapes, red or green (european type varieties, such as, Thompson seedless), raw 15.5
Pears, canned, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids 15.2
Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain 15.1
Grapefruit, sections, canned, light syrup pack, solids and liquids 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
Frozen novelties, ice type, pop 13.7
Crackers, wheat, regular 13.0
Cherries, sweet, raw 12.8
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
Fruit punch drink, with added nutrients, canned 11.3
Croissants, butter 11.3
Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, KIX 11.0
Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TOTAL Corn Flakes 11.0
Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid 10.9
Fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids and liquids 10.9
Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw 10.6
Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Corn Flakes 10.5

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