Foods high in total sugars

Knowing which foods are high in sugar helps you manage energy and dental health.

Everyday foods highest in total sugars

Top food in each category

American Indian/Alaska Native FoodsAgave (dried (southwest))50.7 g per 100 gBaby FoodsBabyfood (snack, gerber graduate fruit strips, real fruit bars)68.6 g per 100 gBaked ProductsCake (white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting)57.4 g per 100 gBeveragesBeverages (whiskey sour mix, powder)97.3 g per 100 gBreakfast CerealsCereals ready-to-eat (malt-o-meal, chocolate marshmallow mateys)55.4 g per 100 gCereal Grains and PastaWheat (khorasan, uncooked)7.84 g per 100 gDairy and Egg ProductsWhey (sweet, dried)74.5 g per 100 gFast FoodsMcDONALD'S (hot fudge sundae)26.9 g per 100 gFats and OilsSalad Dressing (coleslaw, reduced fat)38.7 g per 100 gFinfish and Shellfish ProductsFish (herring, atlantic, pickled)7.71 g per 100 gFruits and Fruit JuicesApples (dehydrated (low moisture), sulfured, uncooked)81.1 g per 100 gLamb, Veal, and Game ProductsVeal (leg (top round), separable lean and fat, cooked, pan-fried, breaded)0.57 g per 100 gLegumes and Legume ProductsCarob flour49.1 g per 100 gMeals, Entrees, and Side DishesPulled pork in barbecue sauce15.2 g per 100 gNut and Seed ProductsNuts (coconut cream, canned, sweetened)51.5 g per 100 gPork ProductsPork (cured, ham and water product, slice, boneless, separable lean and fat, heated, pan-broil)4.69 g per 100 gPoultry ProductsChicken (wing, frozen, glazed, barbecue flavored, heated (microwave))2.1 g per 100 gRestaurant FoodsRestaurant (chinese, sesame chicken)16 g per 100 gSausages and Luncheon MeatsHam (smoked, extra lean, low sodium)10.7 g per 100 gSnacksSnacks (candy bits, yogurt covered with vitamin c)65 g per 100 gSoups, Sauces, and GraviesSauce (barbecue, sweet baby ray's, original)38.4 g per 100 gSpices and HerbsVinegar (balsamic)15 g per 100 gSweetsSugars (granulated)99.8 g per 100 gVegetables and Vegetable ProductsTomato powder43.9 g per 100 g

All foods: top 50 by total sugars

Includes concentrated items like dried spices and powders, which you usually eat in small amounts.

#FoodTotal sugars / 100 g
1Sugars (granulated)99.8 g
2Sugar (turbinado)99.2 g
3Sugars (powdered)97.8 g
4Beverages (whiskey sour mix, powder)97.3 g
5Beverages (lemonade-flavor drink, powder)97.2 g
6Sugars (brown)97 g
7Strawberry-flavor beverage mix (powder)95.4 g
8Beverages (tea, instant, decaffeinated, lemon, sweetened)95.3 g
9Beverages (tea, instant, lemon, sweetened, powder)95.3 g
10Beverages (lemonade, powder)94.7 g
11Puddings (vanilla, dry mix, instant)92.9 g
12Sweeteners (tabletop, fructose, dry, powder)92.7 g
13Beverages (orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, powder)92.3 g
14Candies (fondant, prepared-from-recipe)88.9 g
15Gelatin desserts (dry mix)86 g
16Sweeteners (tabletop, saccharin (sodium saccharin))85.2 g
17Sugars (maple)84.9 g
18Honey82.1 g
19Beverages (chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients)81.8 g
20Beverages (rich chocolate, powder)81.8 g
21Apples (dehydrated (low moisture), sulfured, uncooked)81.1 g
22Candied fruit80.7 g
23Sweeteners (tabletop, aspartame, equal, packets)80.7 g
24Beverages (drink mix, quaker oats, gatorade, orange flavor, powder)80.5 g
25Candies (butterscotch)80.5 g
26Puddings (coconut cream, dry mix, regular)80.5 g
27Frostings (glaze, prepared-from-recipe)80.4 g
28Sweeteners (tabletop, sucralose, splenda packets)80.3 g
29Candies (fudge, vanilla, prepared-from-recipe)79.8 g
30Puddings (vanilla, dry mix, regular)79.3 g
31Candies (divinity, prepared-from-recipe)79 g
32Candies (tamarind)78.6 g
33Syrups (corn, dark)77.6 g
34Syrups (corn, light)76.8 g
35Puddings (banana, dry mix, instant)76.6 g
36Sweeteners (tabletop, fructose, liquid)76 g
37Candies (mars snackfood us, skittles wild berry bite size candies)75.9 g
38Candies (mars snackfood us, skittles original bite size candies)75.8 g
39Candies (mars snackfood us, skittles tropical bite size candies)75.8 g
40Syrups (corn, high-fructose)75.6 g
41Candies (york bites)75 g
42Syrups (sorghum)74.9 g
43Molasses74.7 g
44Whey (sweet, dried)74.5 g
45Puddings (banana, dry mix, regular)74.3 g
46Candies (fudge, peanut butter, prepared-from-recipe)73.4 g
47Cream substitute (powdered, light)73.4 g
48Whey (acid, dried)73.4 g
49Candies (mars snackfood us, skittles sours original)73.2 g
50Syrup (cane)73.2 g

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