We have compiled a list of common foods with their sugar content measured in teaspoons.
Beverages
| Item |
Amount |
Teaspoons |
| Bournvita |
3 Teaspoons |
1.5 |
| Drinking Chocolate |
3 Teaspoons |
2.5 |
| Horlicks |
3 Teaspoons |
1 |
| Ovaltine |
3 Teaspoons |
1 |
Biscuits
| Item |
Amount |
Teaspoons |
| Chocolate Digestive |
1 Biscuit |
2 |
| Chocolate Wafer |
1 Biscuit |
1 |
| Digestive |
1 Biscuit |
0.5 |
| Gingernuts |
1 Biscuit |
1 |
| Jaffa Cakes |
1 Biscuit |
1.5 |
| Lincoln |
1 Biscuit |
0.5 |
| Rich Tea |
1 Biscuit |
0.5 |
| Savoury |
1 Biscuit |
Trace |
| Shortcake |
1 Biscuit |
1 |
Cakes
| Item |
Amount |
Teaspoons |
| Sponge Cakes |
1 Medium Slice |
1.5 |
| Scones Sweet |
2 Scones |
0.5 |
| Scones Cheese |
2 Scones |
Trace |
| Sandwich Cake |
1 Medium Slice |
4.5 |
| Lemon Pie |
1 Medium Slice |
3.5 |
| Currant Buns |
1 Bun |
1.5 |
| Chocolate Cake |
1 Medium Slice |
2 |
Cereals
| Item |
Amount |
Teaspoons |
| Branflakes |
6 Tablespoons |
1 |
| All Bran |
3 Tablespoons |
1 |
| Cornflakes |
6 Tablespoons |
0.5 |
| Muesli + Sugar |
2 Tablespoons |
2 |
| Rice Krispies |
6 Tablespoons |
05 |
| Shreddies |
2 Tablespoons |
0.5 |
| Shredded Wheat |
2 Biscuits |
0 |
| Special K |
6 Tablespoons |
0.5 |
| Sugar Puffs |
6 Tablespoons |
2.5 |
| Puffed Wheat |
6 Tablespoons |
0 |
Confectionery
| Item |
Amount |
Teaspoons |
| Aero |
1 Bar |
4 |
| Boiled Sweets |
1 Tube |
10 |
| Chocolate Milk |
1 Small Bar |
6 |
| Chocolate Plain |
1 Small Bar |
6 |
| Crunchie |
1 Bar |
6 |
| Dolly Mixtures |
4ozs |
20 |
| Fruit Pastilles |
1 Tube |
6.5 |
| Kit Kat |
2 Fingers |
4 |
| Liquorice Allsorts |
4ozs |
18 |
| Snickers |
1 Bar |
4 |
| Maltesers |
1 Packet |
2.5 |
| Mars Bar |
1 Bar |
5 |
| Milky Way |
1 Bar |
1.5 |
| Murray Mints |
1 Tube |
10 |
| Polo Mints |
1 Tube |
5 |
| Yorkie |
1 Bar |
6 |
| Smarties |
1 Tube |
4.5 |
| Topic |
1 Bar |
4 |
| Twix |
2 Fingers |
3.5 |
| Turkish Delight |
1 Bar |
8 |
Desserts
| Item |
Amount |
Teaspoons |
| Angel Delight |
1 Packet |
8 |
| Chocolate Sauce |
3 Teaspoons |
2 |
| Dream Topping |
1 Packet |
2 |
| Ice Cream |
Family Block |
9 |
| Instant Custard |
1 Packet |
7 |
| Instant Whip |
1 Packet |
10.5 |
| Jelly |
1 Packet |
19 |
| Fruit in syrup |
1 Small Tin |
5 |
| Trifle Mix |
1 Packet |
3.5 |
| Fruit Yoghurt |
1 Carton |
4.5 |
| Rice Pudding |
1⁄2 Tin |
2.5 |
Sauces & Pickles
| Item |
Amount |
Teaspoons |
| Brown Sauce |
3 Teaspoons |
1 |
| Sweet Pickle |
3 Teaspoons |
1 |
| Salad Cream |
3 Teaspoons |
0.5 |
| Tomato Ketchup |
3 Teaspoons |
1 |
Soft Drinks
| Item |
Amount |
Teaspoons |
| Slush Puppy |
1 Small Cup |
6.5 |
| Blackcurrant |
4fl ozs |
4 |
| Bitter Lemon |
1 Glass |
4 |
| Coca Cola |
1 Can |
7 |
| Ginger Ale |
1 Glass |
3 |
| Lemonade |
1 Glass |
3.5 |
| Orange Squash |
1 Glass |
2.5 |
| Lucozade |
1 Glass |
8 |
| Ribena |
1 Glass |
5 |
| Tizer |
1 Glass |
4.5 |
| Tonic Water |
1 Glass |
2.5 |
| Vimto |
1 Glass |
3 |
Soups
| Item |
Amount |
Teaspoons |
| Tin Tomato Soup |
1 Bowl |
1 |
| Packet Minestrone |
1⁄2 Packet |
0.5 |
Tinned Vegetables
| Item |
Amount |
Teaspoons |
| Baked Beans |
1⁄2 Medium Tin |
2 |
| Peas |
1 Small Tin |
0.5 |
| Sweetcorn |
1⁄2 Medium Tin |
1.5 |
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