According to the American Heart Association, these food groups contribute the highest percentage of total added-sugar to diets of Americans. (Added sugar is sugar added to food during the manufacturing process or at the table, not sugars that occur naturally in foods like fruit.)
| Regular soft drinks |
33.0% |
| Sugars and candy |
16.1 |
| Cakes, cookies, pies |
12.9 |
| Fruit drinks (fruitades and fruit punch) |
9.7 |
| Dairy desserts and milk products (ice cream, sweetened yogurt, and sweetened milk) |
8.6 |
| Other grains (cinnamon toast and honey-nut waffles) |
5.8 |
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