Drink sizes, as well as portion sizes seem to be getting bigger and bigger, as are our waistlines… I was sent this truly scary infographic about how much sugar the average person drinks per day. I don’t drink a lot, if any soda pop, but there sure are some scary numbers there. It seems that people really should start waking up and shrink the amount of junk they are consuming. The companies that make snacks and soda are not looking out for your health, so maybe it’s time you start…
Some cities are now thinking about banning the larger sizes of cups to help with the obesity epidemic, but ultimately, as we have learned from dealings with Monsanto (evil bastards) and us learning from the government that yes, pizza is a vegetable, we are truly responsible for ourselves, and no one will solve this problem for us but ourselves. And maybe the Grim Reaper… The following infographic examines some of the facts and figures that go along with soda consumption, and might make you think twice before you pop the tab on that can of cola. The stats are for the US, but it may surprise you how much it applies to the rest of the world, especially the younger generations. Check the bottom of this post for a list of the Top 50 sodas with the highest amount of sugar.
Top 50 List of Sugar in Soft Drinks [Soda]
Here is a list of the amount of sugar in soda, compiled by energyfiend.com. They also have lists of the sugar in coffee, teas, juices, and energy drinks.
| DRINK | FLUID OUNCES | SUGAR (g) | g/0z |
| Tropicana Twister Soda | 20 | 87.5 | 4.38 |
| Vault Soda | 20 | 78 | 3.90 |
| Bawls Geek Beer | 16 | 72 | 4.50 |
| Inca Kola | 16 | 52 | 3.25 |
| Slurpee, Cherry | 16 | 52 | 3.25 |
| Sunkist Orange Soda | 12 | 52 | 4.33 |
| Sun Drop | 12 | 50 | 4.17 |
| RootJack Caffeinated Pirate Root Beer | 12 | 49 | 4.08 |
| Mello Yello | 12 | 48 | 4.00 |
| Mountain Dew | 12 | 47 | 3.92 |
| Sunkist Solar Fusion | 12 | 47 | 3.92 |
| A&W Root Beer | 12 | 46.5 | 3.88 |
| A&W Cream Soda | 12 | 46 | 3.83 |
| Barq’s Red Creme Soda | 12 | 46 | 3.83 |
| Mountain Dew Voltage | 12 | 46 | 3.83 |
| Barq’s Root Beer | 12 | 45 | 3.75 |
| Wild Cherry Pepsi | 12 | 44 | 3.67 |
| IBC Root Beer | 12 | 43 | 3.58 |
| Mug Root Beer | 12 | 43 | 3.58 |
| Sunkist Sparkling Lemonade | 12 | 43 | 3.58 |
| Cheerwine | 12 | 42 | 3.50 |
| Cherry Coke | 12 | 42 | 3.50 |
| Pepsi-Cola | 12 | 42 | 3.50 |
| Vanilla Coke | 12 | 42 | 3.50 |
| Dr Pepper | 12 | 41 | 3.42 |
| Pepsi Caffeine Free | 12 | 41 | 3.42 |
| Pepsi Throwback | 12 | 40 | 3.33 |
| RC Cola | 12 | 40 | 3.33 |
| Red Rock Cola | 12 | 40 | 3.33 |
| Coca-Cola Classic | 12 | 39 | 3.25 |
| Pibb Xtra | 12 | 39 | 3.25 |
| Sprite | 12 | 39 | 3.25 |
| Vernors Ginger Ale | 12 | 39 | 3.25 |
| Red Flash | 12 | 38.5 | 3.21 |
| Big Red Soda | 12 | 38 | 3.17 |
| Pepsi Natural | 12 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 7-Up | 12 | 37 | 3.08 |
| Canada Dry Green Tea Ginger Ale | 12 | 35 | 2.92 |
| Ginger Ale | 12 | 33 | 2.75 |
| Ale 8 1 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 |
| Tonic Water | 11.9 | 29.6 | 2.49 |
| Mountain Dew Baja Blast | 8 | 29 | 3.62 |
| Flatt Cola | 8 | 28 | 3.50 |
| Coca-Cola caffeine free | 8 | 27 | 3.38 |
| Coca-Cola C2 | 12 | 18 | 1.50 |
| Pepsi Slurpee | 8 | 15 | 1.88 |
| Coca-Cola Blak | 8 | 12 | 1.50 |
| Sunkist Ten | 20 | 3.3 | 0.16 |
| Dr Pepper 10 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 |
| Blink Energy Water | 16.9 | 1 | 0.06 |
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wow… you did a lot of scrolling to get down here… Thanks for reading :)
Serving sizes around the world [Infographic]
Very informative! Thank You….
As a teacher, I have been trying to find whomever created the “National Sugar Rush” food infographic. I am hoping to find a digital copy that has the pixel density allow me to have a large format poster made that I can hang up in my school’s cafeteria. Ideas?