33 Foods With Lots of Added Sugar
Added sugar is everywhere. It’s where you expect it – soft drinks, ice cream, cakes and cookies — and places where you might not — sports drinks, instant oatmeal, barbecue sauce and yogurt.
Here’s a list of processed foods that probably contain more added sugar than you might expect:
Condiments/Sauces/Dressings
Amount
Ketchup
4 g/tbsp
Barbecue sauce
6 g/tbsp
Teriyaki sauce
3 g/tbsp
Marinara sauce
4 g/4 oz
Cocktail sauce
35 g/2 oz
Salad dressing – balsamic vinaigrette
56 g/tbsp
Salad dressing – light ranch
35 g/2 tbsp
Peanut butter – natural
3 g/2 tbsp
Almond butter - creamy
1 g/2 tbsp
Grains
Amount
Cereal – bran flakes
3g/6 oz
Cereal – corn flakes
5g/8 oz
Oatmeal – instant flavored
12g/packet
Cereal bars
>30 g/bar
Granola
5.2 g/2 oz
Whole wheat bread
6g/1 oz slice
Bran muffins – store bought
10g/muffin
Beverages
Amount
Flavored frappucino coffee – bottled
332 g/ 9.5 oz
Grapefruit juice – bottled
28 g/ 8 oz
Energy drinks
15 g/ 8 oz
Vitamin water
24g/bottle
Bottled peach mango smoothies
18g/8 oz
Almond milk – vanilla, sweetened
17 g/8 oz
Cold pressed juice
13 g/12 oz
Dairy
Amount
Low-fat vanilla yogurt
3 g/2 oz
Blueberry flavored yogurt
18 g/ 6 oz
Fruits
Amount
Canned peaches – light syrup
4g/4 oz
Applesauce
15 g/4 oz
Grapefruit sections with juice
4 g/8 oz
Snacks
Amount
Popcorn – microwave
16 g/8 oz
Pretzel crisps
2 g/11 crackers
Meals
Amount
Tomato soup, canned and condensed
12/8 oz
Frozen cheese pizza – personal
7 g/1 pizza
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