HOW MUCH SUGAR?
One rounded teaspoon (tsp.) of sugar weighs approximately 5 grams. Bar, packet etc. sizes are those most common to the product unless otherwise stated.
Product
Portion
Tsps of Sugar
Sugar (g)
Biscuits
Chocolate Digestive
Digestive
Jaffa Cakes
Jam Sandwich
Rich Tea
Cereal Bar (chewy)
1 Biscuit
1 Biscuit
1 Biscuit
1 Biscuit
1 Biscuit
1 Bar
1
½
1½
1
⅓
1½
4.85g
2.31g
6.47g
4.37g
1.87g
7.81g
Breakfast Cereals
Cornflakes
Small Box (25g)
½
2.05g
Coco Pops
Frosties
Ready Brek
Shredded Wheat
Shreddies
Weetabix
Small Box
Small Box
Small Box
1 Biscuit
Small Box
1 Biscuit
2
2¼
⅛
0
¾
¼
10.5g
11g
0.48g
0.12g
3.85g
0.85g
Cakes
Chocolate Fudge Cake
1 Med Slice (75g)
6½
33.3g
Fairy Cake
Fruit Cake
1 Cake
1 Med Slice (75g)
1¼
3
5.45g
15.2g
Jam Doughnut
Jam Tart (50g)
Swiss Roll (individuals)
1 Bun
1 Tart
1 Roll
3
3½
2¼
15.8g
23.85g
10.45g
Desserts
Instant dessert powders
Ice Cream
Jelly made with water
Fromage Frais
Fruit Yoghurt
Plain Yoghurt
Twinpot Yoghurt with Fruit
¼ Packet (25g)
1 Scoop
1 packet (85g)
1 Small Pot
1 Pot (125g)
1 Pot (125g)
1 Pot
2¼
2⅓
2⅓
1⅓
4
2
4¾
10.45g
10.29g
12.84g
6.65g
20.75g
9.75g
19.5g
Product
Portion
Confectionary
Milk Aero*
Chocolate Buttons*
Dolly Mixtures
Fruit Pastilles
Fruit-tella*
Haribo Starmix*
Maltesers
Liquorice Allsorts
Mars
Milky Way
Smarties*
Sun-Maid Raisins*
Twix*
1 Bar
Small Packet
1/2 of 100g Packet
1 Tube
1 Packet
Fun-size Packet (10g)
1 Packet
1/4 of 190g Bag
1 Bar
1 Bar
1 Tube
Small Box
2 Biscuits
3½
3½
8
3
4½
1¼
4
3
6
3
2½
4
4¾
17.5g
18.1g
40g
15g
22.55g
6.34g
19.7g
15.1g
29.7g
14g
12.1g
20.5g
24g
Spreads
Chocolate /Choc Nut Spread
Honey
Jam/Marmalade
Peanut Butter (smooth)
Golden Syrup
2 Tsps
2 Tsps
2 Tsps
4 Tsps
2 Tsps
1¼
1½
1¼
¼
1½
5.97g
7.75g
6.95g
1.34g
7.9g
1 Can (500ml)
1 Pouch (200ml)
3 Tsps
1 Bottle (200ml)
10 ¾
4
1
4½
54.5g
20.1g
4.95g
22g
1 Glass (250ml)
1 Bottle (380ml)
Small Carton (200ml)
3
11 ½
4
14.5g
54.34g
20.6g
Carton (288ml)
5½
28.8g
Carton (180ml)
3⅓
17.5g
Soft Drinks
Cola
Capri-Sun Orange*
Drinking Chocolate
Fruit Shoot*
Apple & Blackcurrant
Lemonade
Lucozade
Pure Fruit Juice (Average of
orange, apple & pineapple)
Ribena
Innocent Apple Juice for kids*
Tsps of Sugar
th
Sugar (g)
SOURCE McCance and Widdowson’s The Composition of Foods (6 Edition)
*Nutritional information found using manufacturer’s information.
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Taking care of your teeth
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 Keep sugary or acidic foods and drinks to mealtimes.
 Snacks and drinks in between meals should be tooth friendly.
Some examples are:
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Still, unflavoured water
Milk
Fresh fruit or fresh vegetables
Plain bagels, plain rice cakes, plain popcorn (unsalted)
How much sugar?
 We do not recommend ‘no added sugar/low sugar’ drinks
between meals as they contain fruit sugars. They also contain
sweeteners which are not suitable for children under five years.
 Brush your teeth before bedtime and at one other time during the
day with fluoride toothpaste.
 Spit out after brushing - don’t rinse with water.
 Babies and children under three years should have teeth brushed
as soon as they begin to appear in the mouth, with a soft, small
headed toothbrush. Use just a smear of toothpaste containing at
least 1000ppm (parts per million) of fluoride. Check the
ingredients for this information.
 Adults and children over three years (able to spit out) may use a
pea size amount of fluoride toothpaste (1350ppm)
 Maintain regular dental appointments.
If you require help finding a dentist please contact:
NHS Helpline: 111
Or on the web: www.nhs.uk
For further information about this leaflet, please contact:
Oral Health Promotion, Community Dental Services CIC
Telephone: 01234 310354/310355
www.communitydentalservices.co.uk
Version 1 8/14
A short guide to the sugar content in a
selection of everyday foods and drinks