How much sugar are you drinking? Seven beverage manufacturers have committed to a maximum sugar content of 12 per cent for all of their drinks sold in Singapore by 2020. Here's how their drinks currently stack up: Coca-Cola Classic (500ml) 100Plus (325ml) Vitagen Less Sugar (125ml) Milo (240ml) Pepsi (500ml) Jasmine Green Tea (500ml) Chrysanthemum Tea (500ml) A little more than 2 teaspoons every 100ml More than 1 teaspoon every 100ml Almost 2.5 teaspoons every 100ml Less than 2 teaspoons every 100ml Less than 1.5 teaspoons every 100ml A little more than 2 teaspoons every 100ml More than 1 teaspoon every 100ml More than 1 teaspoon every 100ml (Coca-Cola) (F&N Foods) (Malaysia Dairy Industries) (Nestle) (PepsiCo) (Pokka) (Yeo Hiap Seng) 10.6% of 100ml 6% of 100ml 8.5% of 100ml 6.9% of 100ml 10.6% of 100ml 6% of 100ml 6% of 100ml 11 teaspoons a day The maximum recommended sugar intake for an average Singaporean is 1 tsp (1 cube) = 5g of sugar A&W Root Beer (320ml) (Coca-Cola) 12.4% of 100ml STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS PHOTOS: JOYCE FANG, AZIZ HUSSIN, ARIFFIN JAMAR
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How much sugar are you drinking?Seven beverage manufacturers have committed to a maximum sugar content of 12 per cent for all of their drinks sold in Singapore by 2020. Here's how their drinks currently stack up:
Coca-ColaClassic (500ml)
100Plus(325ml)
Vitagen Less Sugar(125ml)
Milo(240ml)
Pepsi(500ml)
JasmineGreen Tea (500ml)
ChrysanthemumTea (500ml)
A little more than2 teaspoonsevery 100ml
More than1 teaspoon
every 100ml
Almost2.5 teaspoonsevery 100ml
Less than2 teaspoonsevery 100ml
Less than1.5 teaspoonsevery 100ml
A little more than2 teaspoonsevery 100ml
More than1 teaspoon
every 100ml
More than1 teaspoon
every 100ml
(Coca-Cola) (F&N Foods)(Malaysia Dairy Industries) (Nestle)(PepsiCo) (Pokka) (Yeo Hiap Seng)
10.6%of 100ml
6%of 100ml
8.5%of 100ml
6.9%of 100ml
10.6%of 100ml
6%of 100ml
6%of 100ml11
teaspoons a day
The maximum recommended sugar intake for an average Singaporean is
1 tsp (1 cube)= 5g of sugar
A&W Root Beer(320ml)
(Coca-Cola)
12.4%of 100ml
10.6%of 100ml
6%of 100ml
8.5%of 100ml
6.9%of 100ml
10.6%of 100ml
6%of 100ml
6%of 100ml
12.4%of 100ml
STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS
PHOTOS: JOYCE FANG,AZIZ HUSSIN, ARIFFIN JAMAR
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