5 high-sugar foods that sometimes don't taste sweet
Today, many people – perhaps including you – are trying to avoid sugary, high-sugar foods. Of course, this aims to prevent the risk of chronic disease, especially diabetes mellitus.
But you know, there are some foods that contain a lot of sugar without you knowing it? Some of them are even ‘visible’ and considered healthy food. But from these foods, you actually eat a lot of sugar. Then what is secretly including foods high in sugar?
High-sugar foods you may not suspect
According to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, sugar consumption of more than 50 grams per day will increase the risk of diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease and other chronic diseases. The American Heart Association recommends that eating sugar is better no more than 25 grams or 6 teaspoons for women per day. while for men, the recommendation to eat sugar is only 38 grams or the equivalent of 9 teaspoons.
So far, you may only think that sugar is only in sweet foods such as chocolate, cookies, candy, and other sweet foods. And you’ve been trying to refrain from all that sweet treat. However, did you know that sugar is also found in salty foods or even healthy drinks?
You may not think that these foods put you at risk for chronic disease. What are the foods that contain hidden sugars?
1. Yogurt that is not labeled “plain “
Maybe you think that yogurt is one of the healthiest snacks. It’s not wrong, yogurt can indeed help your digestion. But, be careful with the sugar content in it. In yogurt labeled low-fat alone, there is 17-33 grams of sugar.
If you want to eat yogurt, you should choose the taste plain because the sugar content tends to be lower.
2. Sauce
It tastes spicy, but the sauce can ruin your diet because of its high sugar content. While consuming this you may not realize that you have consumed a lot of sugar. Do not believe? In just one spoonful of sauce there are 4 grams of sugar. Imagine how much sauce you use a day on your food.
3. Salad dressing
Many rely on salads as their diet when on a healthy diet. It’s healthy, but take a look at the nutritional value on the packaging salad dressing that you use. When you use two tablespoons salad dressing As your salad mix, you have consumed about 7-10 grams of sugar. Try to count how much salad dressing you use and the sugar content that you have unwittingly consumed?
4. Canned fruit or dried fruit
If you often eat dried fruit or canned fruit or dried fruit, you could have a higher risk of chronic disease, why? In just one canned fruit there is 39 grams of sugar. Meanwhile, 400 grams of dried fruit contains 25 grams of sugar, which you don’t know about.
5. Packaged fruit juices
Who doesn’t love fruit juice? Fruit juice can be an alternative source of your daily fiber. However, it does not equal the sugar content in it. In 35 ml of apple juice, there are at least 39 grams of sugar or equal to 10 teaspoons.
How can you avoid foods high in sugar that we don’t know about?
Not only do you have to avoid sweet foods, but from now on, make it a habit to read the nutritional value of the food or beverage packaging that you are going to buy. See how much sugar is in the food or drink. You can also compare the sugar content of several of the same products.
Sometimes, sugar in food packaging is not written as ‘sugar’. Sugar also has other names such as:
- Sucrose
- Fructose
- Corn syrup
- Dextrose
- Maltose
When you see this content in food packaging, it means that food contains sugar and can increase the amount of your daily sugar consumption.
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