Hold the Sugar. Exposing the Sugar Content of Popular Beverages
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- Category: Health, Wellness
- Published on Thursday, 27 November 2014 15:18
Before you grab that pick me up after a day of shopping ever wonder how much sugar a typical Grande White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks has? Or even a seemingly healthy Manga-A-Go-Go smoothie from Jamba Juice?
These amounts are often larger than expected.
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The World Health Organization has released new guidelines that suggest keeping sugar intake below 25g per day.
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Which of the most popular beverages exceed that limit in a single serving?
To guard against excess, below are the totals from some common drinks.
Top Findings:
Jamba Juice Original Size Mango-a-Go-Go
105 g sugar
26.25 teaspoons of sugar
491 Calories
Chocolate McCafe Shake
77 g sugar
19.25 teaspoons of sugar
560 Calories
White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks (with whipped cream)
59 g Sugar
14.75 teaspoons of sugar
470 Calories
Coca-Cola
33 g Sugar
8.25 teaspoons of sugar
138 Calories
Red Bull
25.95g Sugar
6.49 teaspoons of sugar
116 Calories
AirZona Iced Tea
21.86 g Sugar
5.47 teaspoons of sugar
89 Calories
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Pasha Gurevich is a Scientist at LabDoor. Previously, Pasha worked on cancer cell biology at UCSF and on the clinical pharmacology of antibody-based drugs at Genentech. He has a BA in Molecular and Cell Biology - University of California, Berkeley.
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