Researchers list down 12 foods and drinks that are shockingly high sugar foods; two of the British favourites were listed, namely baked beans and tomato ketchup.
Eating more sugar than the recommended daily intake could result in weight gain. Thus, the probability of a higher risk of anything from acne and depression to diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. To help the fitness fans to think of wiser diet meals, experts pointed out the foods that are unexpectedly high in sugar content.
Furthermore, an increasing number of Brits are trying to make health-conscious food choices, but as we all know, sometimes looks can be deceiving.
For example, it’s no surprise that jam on toast could be quite high in sugar, but did you know beans on toast could contain nearly as much?
Mass produced soup is also an unexpected offender. Many companies use added sugar to mask a lack of natural flavours.
So our researchers have revealed 12 shockingly high sugar foods to help better inform diets across the country.
Here is a list of 12 foods and drinks with a surprisingly high sugar content:
1. Ketchup
Ketchup is known to be one of the favourite condiments to sweeten bland meals. A popular top street brand usually contains more than 20 grams of sugar per 100 grams of ketchup.
2. Breakfast Cereals
A healthful morning meal can be dangerous with the added flavours, which typically contain several teaspoons of sugar per serving.
For example, granola is labelled as low fat and be a healthy breakfast, but nuts, honey, and other sugar additions make it a high sugar food.
3. Baked Beans
Baked beans are known to be the flavorful food that is a perfect combination of a toast. However, as baked beans are coat tinned, this can be packed with high sugar to disguise the bland taste it has.
4. Milk
A pint of a skimmed milk could have 30 grams of sugar. Therefore, milk sugar content and added calorie content can be unhealthy if consumed often.
5. Tinned Fruit
Do you know what do they use to preserve a fruit to make it last longer? Yes, sugar. Tinned fruits are soaked in sugary syrup, and even a drop of this added sugar will not get off after you opened and drained it.
6. Soup
Added sugar in supermarket soups is used to cover the exotic herbs and spices in the food.
7. Low-Fat Yoghurt
What you don’t know about low-fat yoghurt is that, when fat is removed from your favourite yoghurt, sugar replaces it. Health food companies will not probably mention it but what they use is sugar to make a yoghurt a low-fat one.
8. Protein Bars
Healthy protein bars contain high sugar. So, it is not a waste of time if you check the label if you are sugar conscious.
9. Bottled Smoothies
Smoothies act as a drink and a meal that is why they are called super food. However, commercially produced smoothies have plenty of added sugar, syrup, and concentrated fruit juice or ice cream.
10. Ready Meals
Healthy ready meals ingredients that are less fat and packed in smaller portions have increased their level of sugar. This happens to cover the flavour of the ingredients when they are not wholly fresh anymore.
11. Take-Out Salads
Having a ready-made salad seems to be the healthiest meal to grab when in a hurry. But, the sweet dressing ruins it as this contains no other than sugar, water, few herbs or spices.
Buying a ready-made salad usually seems like the healthiest meal to grab on the go, but that can all be undone by a sweet dressing that contains little other than sugar, water and a few herbs or spices.
12. Dried Fruit
Companies produce dried fruits by removing their moisture to make them last longer. Therefore, the natural flavour of the fruits suffer, hence, added sugar is a must.