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How much sugar are you drinking? Seven beverage manufacturers have committed to a maximum sugar content of 12 per cent for all of their drinks sold in Singapore by 2020. Here's how their drinks currently stack up: Coca-Cola Classic (500ml) 100Plus (325ml) Vitagen Less Sugar (125ml) Milo (240ml) Pepsi (500ml) Jasmine Green Tea (500ml) Chrysanthemum Tea (500ml) A little more than 2 teaspoons every 100ml More than 1 teaspoon every 100ml Almost 2.5 teaspoons every 100ml Less than 2 teaspoons every 100ml Less than 1.5 teaspoons every 100ml A little more than 2 teaspoons every 100ml More than 1 teaspoon every 100ml More than 1 teaspoon every 100ml (Coca-Cola) (F&N Foods) (Malaysia Dairy Industries) (Nestle) (PepsiCo) (Pokka) (Yeo Hiap Seng) 10.6% of 100ml 6% of 100ml 8.5% of 100ml 6.9% of 100ml 10.6% of 100ml 6% of 100ml 6% of 100ml 11 teaspoons a day The maximum recommended sugar intake for an average Singaporean is 1 tsp (1 cube) = 5g of sugar A&W Root Beer (320ml) (Coca-Cola) 12.4% of 100ml STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS PHOTOS: JOYCE FANG, AZIZ HUSSIN, ARIFFIN JAMAR

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Page 1: Seven beverage manufacturers have committed to a … Less Sugar (125ml) Milo (240ml) Pepsi (500ml) Jasmine Green Tea (500ml) Chrysanthemum Tea (500ml) A little more than 2 teaspoons

How much sugar are you drinking?Seven beverage manufacturers have committed to a maximum sugar content of 12 per cent for all of their drinks sold in Singapore by 2020. Here's how their drinks currently stack up:

Coca-ColaClassic (500ml)

100Plus(325ml)

Vitagen Less Sugar(125ml)

Milo(240ml)

Pepsi(500ml)

JasmineGreen Tea (500ml)

ChrysanthemumTea (500ml)

A little more than2 teaspoonsevery 100ml

More than1 teaspoon

every 100ml

Almost2.5 teaspoonsevery 100ml

Less than2 teaspoonsevery 100ml

Less than1.5 teaspoonsevery 100ml

A little more than2 teaspoonsevery 100ml

More than1 teaspoon

every 100ml

More than1 teaspoon

every 100ml

(Coca-Cola) (F&N Foods)(Malaysia Dairy Industries) (Nestle)(PepsiCo) (Pokka) (Yeo Hiap Seng)

10.6%of 100ml

6%of 100ml

8.5%of 100ml

6.9%of 100ml

10.6%of 100ml

6%of 100ml

6%of 100ml11

teaspoons a day

The maximum recommended sugar intake for an average Singaporean is

1 tsp (1 cube)= 5g of sugar

A&W Root Beer(320ml)

(Coca-Cola)

12.4%of 100ml

10.6%of 100ml

6%of 100ml

8.5%of 100ml

6.9%of 100ml

10.6%of 100ml

6%of 100ml

6%of 100ml

12.4%of 100ml

STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS

PHOTOS: JOYCE FANG,AZIZ HUSSIN, ARIFFIN JAMAR