Consumers' main reasons for not using sugar in the United States in 2019

Published by
Nils-Gerrit Wunsch
,
Feb 22, 2021
In 2019, approximately 37.7 percent of respondents in the United States stated that the major reason they do not add sugar to their foods and beverages is that they think it is unhealthy. Only 6.5 percent of respondents stated that their major reason for not adding sugar is because they do not like sugar. The reduction of their carbohydrate intake was named as the minor reason by 35 percent of the respondents.

Consumers' main reasons for not using any type of sugar to sweeten food and beverages in the United States in 2019

CharacteristicMain Reason Minor Reason
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Showing entries 1 to 12 (12 entries in total)
Statistic: Consumers' main reasons for not using any type of sugar to sweeten food and beverages in the United States in 2019

© Statista 2025
Download
Show detailed source information?
Register for free
Already a member?
Log in
Sources

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

February 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

331 respondents

Age group

18-80 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Those who don’t use sugar or low/no-calorie sweeteners were asked "why don’t you use any type of sugar (ex. Table sugar, honey, maple syrup) to sweeten your foods and/or beverages?"

Citation formats
Access all statistics starting from $2,388 USD yearly *

* For commercial use only

Basic Account

For single users
$0 USD
Always free
Access limited to Free Statistics. Premium Statistics are not included.
  • Free Statistics
Based on your interests

Starter Account

For single users
$199 USD
per month, billed annually 1
Buy now
  • Free Statistics
  • Premium Statistics

    • The statistic on this page is a Premium Statistic and is included in this account.

Professional Account

For teams of up to 5 people
$1,299 USD
per month, billed annually 1
Buy now
  • Free + Premium Statistics
  • Reports
  • Market Insights

1 All prices do not include sales tax. The account requires an annual contract and will renew after one year to the regular list price.

Compare accounts
Leading companies trust Statista:
paypal google adobe pg samsung telekom

Related reports: Available to download in PDF or PPTX format

All datain one format
All data
in one format
Sugar substitutes and sweeteners in the U.S.
  • 35 page/s
  • English
  • pptx
  • Detailed references

Everything on "Sugar substitutes and sweeteners in the U.S." in one document: edited and divided into chapters, including detailed references.

Go to report
Statista is a great source of knowledge, and pretty helpful to manage the daily work.
Christof Baron

Christof Baron
CEO, MindShare Germany

Statistics on " Sugar substitutes and sweeteners in the U.S. "

Other statistics that may interest you Sugar substitutes and sweeteners in the U.S.

Overview

3

Artificial sweeteners

3

Caloric sweeteners

7

Consumption

7

Consumer opinion

7

Further related statistics

16

Discover Statista

Need help with using Statista for your research? Tutorials and first steps

Further Content: You might find this interesting as well

Statistics

Topics

Sugar substitutes and sweeteners in the U.S.Sugar industrySugar tax and soft drinks in the United Kingdom (UK) Sugar industry in the UKSugar confectionery market in the UK
Do you have any questions about our business solutions?

We provide you with detailed information about our Professional Account.

Access all statistics starting from $2,388 USD yearly *

* For commercial use only

Basic Account

For single users
$0 USD
Always free
Access limited to Free Statistics. Premium Statistics are not included.
  • Free Statistics
Based on your interests

Starter Account

For single users
$199 USD
per month, billed annually 1
Buy now
  • Free Statistics
  • Premium Statistics

    • The statistic on this page is a Premium Statistic and is included in this account.

Professional Account

For teams of up to 5 people
$1,299 USD
per month, billed annually 1
Buy now
  • Free + Premium Statistics
  • Reports
  • Market Insights

1 All prices do not include sales tax. The account requires an annual contract and will renew after one year to the regular list price.

Compare accounts
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.