date:Mar 07, 2014
. A single can of a sugar-sweetened soft drink may contain up to 40 grams of sugar.
The suggested limits apply to all monosaccharides, such as glucose and fructose, and disaccharides, such as sucrose or table sugar, that are added to food by the manufacturer, the cook or the consumer. The limits also apply to sugars that are naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit concentrates.
There is increasing concern that consumption of free sugars, particularly in the form of sugar-swe