Everyone knows that soda is packed with sugar. We stacked up the sugar in some average sized bottles, plus 7-Eleven's super-sized line of Gulp beverages.
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Coca Cola
12 oz (355 ml) Can
Sugars, total: 39g
Calories, total: 140
Calories from sugar: 140* 20 oz (590 ml) Bottle
Sugars, total: 65g
Calories, total: 240
Calories from sugar: 240 1 Liter (34 oz) Bottle
Sugars, total: 108g
Calories, total: 400
Calories from sugar: 400 * You'll notice that if you do the math on
many of these, the total caloric value
is lower than the calories that should be
in the sugar alone, if sugar has 4 calories
per gram. We don't know if they used
"low calorie" sugar; we just used the data
on the nutrition label, and assumed that
sugar accounted for 100% of the calories.
This was common for beverages but not
other products. |
Most people add at least some ice to their fountain drinks. We figured in enough ice to account for 15% of the cup's volume. Restaurants probably put in a lot more.
The sugar just keeps stacking up.
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Coca Cola
7-Eleven 32 oz Big Gulp
(28 oz soda + 4 oz ice)
Sugars, total: 91g
Calories, total: 364
Calories from sugar: 364 7-Eleven 44 oz Super Gulp
(38 oz soda + 6 oz ice)
Sugars, total: 128g
Calories, total: 512
Calories from sugar: 512 |
This is a huge insulated mug. It holds a little less than the Double Gulp, and is about the size of a gallon jug.
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Coca Cola
7-Eleven 52 oz Xtreme Gulp
(45 oz soda + 7 oz ice)
Sugars, total: 146g
Calories, total: 585
Calories from sugar: 585 |
That's about a cup of sugar! It's hard to believe anyone could drink that much soda.
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Coca Cola
7-Eleven 64 oz Double Gulp
(55 oz soda + 9 oz ice)
Sugars, total: 186g
Calories, total: 744
Calories from sugar: 744 |
40% more caffeine than Coke, and 15% more sugar.
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Mountain Dew
20 oz (590 ml) Bottle
Sugars, total: 77g
Calories, total: 290
Calories from sugar: 290 1 L (34 oz) Bottle
Sugars, total: 124g
Calories, total: 440
Calories from sugar: 440 |
About the same amount of sugar as soda.
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Rockstar Energy Drink
8 oz (240 ml) Serving
Sugars, total: 31g
Calories, total: 124
Calories from sugar: 124 16 oz (480 ml) Can
Sugars, total: 62g
Calories, total: 248
Calories from sugar: 248 |
Same percentage of sugar, just in a smaller can.
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Red Bull Energy Drink
8.3 oz (250 ml) Can
Sugars, total: 27g
Calories, total: 108
Calories from sugar: 108 |
All Vitamin Water flavors contain this much sugar.
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Vitamin Water, B-Relaxed
Jackfruit and Guava Flavor
8 oz (240 ml) Serving
Sugars, total: 13g
Calories, total: 50
Calories from sugar: 50 20 oz (590 ml) Bottle
Sugars, total: 33g
Calories, total: 125
Calories from sugar: 125 |
We have to give Sobe credit for being upfront: the label says, "Naturally sweetened with sugar."
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Sobe Mango Melon
8 oz (240 ml) Serving
Sugars, total: 29g
Calories, total: 120
Calories from sugar: 116 20 oz (590 ml) Bottle
Sugars, total: 70g
Calories, total: 280
Calories from sugar: 280 |
Ice tea needs some sweetening, but not that much.
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Arizona Lemon Ice Tea
8 oz (240 ml) Serving
Sugars, total: 24g
Calories, total: 90
Calories from sugar: 90 24 oz Can
Sugars, total: 72g
Calories, total: 270
Calories from sugar: 270 |
The "best stuff on earth" includes a lot of sugar.
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Snapple Lemon Iced Tea
8 oz Serving
Sugars, total: 23g
Calories, total: 100
Calories from sugar: 92 16 oz Bottle
Sugars, total: 46g
Calories, total: 200
Calories from sugar: 184 |
When life gives you lemons - add sugar!
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Minute Maid Lemonade
8 oz (240 ml) Serving
Sugars, total: 27g
Calories, total: 140
Calories from sugar: 140 20 oz (590 ml) Bottle
Sugars, total: 67g
Calories, total: 260
Calories from sugar: 260 |
Just because it's juice, that doesn't mean it's less sugary.
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Orange Juice
8 oz (240 ml) Serving
Sugars, total: 24g
Calories, total: 110
Calories from sugar: 96 16 oz Bottle
Sugars, total: 48g
Calories, total: 220
Calories from sugar: 192 |
Exactly as much sugar per ounce as Coca Cola.
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Apple Juice
8 oz (240 ml) Serving
Sugars, total: 26g
Calories, total: 120
Calories from sugar: 104 16 oz Bottle
Sugars, total: 52g
Calories, total: 240
Calories from sugar: 208 |
Basically a bag of water and sugar. [corrected]
To whom it may concern,
Your calories and grams of sugar with respect to Capri Sun Pacific Cooler are correct. Your reference to High Fructose Corn Syrup is not. There is no HFCS in Capri Sun as we reformulated the brand well over a year ago, moving to sugar and with 25% fewer grams than previously existed of HFCS. So if you are going to denigrate our brand (no reference to the short list of ingredients without any artificial colors/flavors/preservatives), I would ask that you at least get your facts straight.
Neil Leinwand
Kraft Foods
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Capri Sun, Pacific Cooler
6.75 oz (200 ml) Pouch
Sugars, total: 18g
Calories, total: 70
Calories from sugar: 70 |
Chocolate milk - builds strong bones and rots your teeth at the same time.
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Nesquik Chocolate Milk
8 oz (240 ml) Serving
Sugars, total: 29g
Calories, total: 200
Calories from sugar: 116 16 oz Bottle
Sugars, total: 58g
Calories, total: 400
Calories from sugar: 232 |
Now with 25% less sugar. Which just draws attention to the fact that it contains sugar to begin with.
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Westsoy Vanilla Soy Milk
8 oz (240 ml) Serving
Sugars, total: 8g
Calories, total: 120
Calories from sugar: 32 |
Sugar and alcohol - the ingredients to a killer hangover.
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Mike's Hard Lemonade
11.2 oz (330 ml) Bottle
Sugars, total: 30g
Calories, total: 220
Calories from sugar: 120 |
