Trying to curb your sugar habit?
You might not expect these packaged items to contain added sugar.
You know that sugar isn’t healthy.
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That’s because sugar doesn’t deliver vitamins, minerals or other health-benefiting nutrients.
It only provides calories.
If you eat too much added sugarand do that oftenit’s bad news for your health.
That said, a little bit of added sugar each day is fine.
Experts recommend you aim to cap your intake at 5 percent of your daily calories from added sugars.
Added sugar lurks in the majority of processed foods.
(And by “the majority” we mean 74 percent of packaged foods.)
Here are five particularly unexpected places added sugar could be lurking.
Wine
All grapes contain natural sugars.
To make wine, the added yeast needs that natural sugar to eat and then ferment.
Any sugar that remains after fermentation is called residual sugar.
So how can you find out how much sugar is in your wine?
Condiments
From ketchup to salad dressings, sugar is regularly added to your favorite condiments.
But plant-based milks often have sugar added to themeven if they’re labeled “original” or unflavored.
Look instead for “unsweetened” on the front of the package.
Be wary of broths, stocks and bullion, as some brands are made with added sugar.
