This statistic highlights the amount of sugar per drink in selected drinks in the United States, by type. A can of Mountain Dew (12 fl. oz) contains 46 grams of sugar. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a sugar intake of only five percent of total daily calories per person, which corresponds to about 26 grams of sugar per day for a 2,000-calorie diet.
Average amount of sugar in selected drinks in the United States, by type (in grams)*
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Business Insider. (July 25, 2017). Average amount of sugar in selected drinks in the United States, by type (in grams)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/937086/sugar-amount-in-popular-drinks-in-the-us/
Business Insider. "Average amount of sugar in selected drinks in the United States, by type (in grams)*." Chart. July 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937086/sugar-amount-in-popular-drinks-in-the-us/
Business Insider. (2017). Average amount of sugar in selected drinks in the United States, by type (in grams)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937086/sugar-amount-in-popular-drinks-in-the-us/
Business Insider. "Average Amount of Sugar in Selected Drinks in The United States, by Type (in Grams)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937086/sugar-amount-in-popular-drinks-in-the-us/
Business Insider, Average amount of sugar in selected drinks in the United States, by type (in grams)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937086/sugar-amount-in-popular-drinks-in-the-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average amount of sugar in selected drinks in the United States, by type (in grams)* [Graph], Business Insider, July 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/937086/sugar-amount-in-popular-drinks-in-the-us/