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Sugar in Drinks
See how much sugar is really in soda, juice and sports drinks, per your serving and in teaspoons. Some cans hit 8 teaspoons.
Grams are hard to picture, so this shows teaspoons too (about 4.2 g each). A regular can of cola runs about 9 teaspoons, and a sweetened coffee order can out-sugar a soda. Diet and zero-sugar drinks sit at 0 g on purpose, so the gap is easy to see. Pick a serving to compare drinks at the same volume.
Serving size
Comparing every drink at a 240 ml serving.
| Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monster Energy (Original) | Other | 11.4 g | 27.4 g | 6.5 tsp | Monster Energy nutrition label (54 g per 16 fl oz / 473 ml can) · typical 473 ml |
| Energy Drink | Other | 11 g | 26.4 g | 6.3 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift); close to Red Bull (10.8 g/100 ml, official) · typical 250 ml |
| Coca-Cola Classic | Soda | 11 g | 26.4 g | 6.3 tsp | Coca-Cola (official, coca-cola.com: 39 g per 12 fl oz / 355 ml can) · typical 355 ml |
| Red Bull Energy Drink | Other | 10.8 g | 25.9 g | 6.2 tsp | Red Bull published nutrition facts (27 g per 250 ml / 8.4 fl oz can) · typical 250 ml |
| Soda | Soda | 10.6 g | 25.4 g | 6.1 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 330 ml |
| Smoothie | Fruit | 10 g | 24 g | 5.7 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 300 ml |
| Juice | Fruit | 9.2 g | 22.1 g | 5.3 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 240 ml |
| Cocktail | Alcohol | 8 g | 19.2 g | 4.6 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 200 ml |
| Sports Drink | Other | 6 g | 14.4 g | 3.4 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift); close to Gatorade Thirst Quencher (5.9 g/100 ml, official) · typical 500 ml |
| Gatorade Thirst Quencher | Other | 5.9 g | 14.2 g | 3.4 tsp | Gatorade / PepsiCo nutrition facts, published (14 g per 8 fl oz / 237 ml serving) · typical 240 ml |
| Coconut Water | Other | 5 g | 12 g | 2.9 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 330 ml |
| Milk | Milk | 4.8 g | 11.5 g | 2.7 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 240 ml |
| Latte | Coffee | 4.5 g | 10.8 g | 2.6 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 300 ml |
| Flat White | Coffee | 3.8 g | 9.1 g | 2.2 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 160 ml |
| Starbucks Caffe Latte (Grande) | Coffee | 3.8 g | 9.1 g | 2.2 tsp | Starbucks published nutrition information (18 g per grande / 16 fl oz) · typical 473 ml |
| Cappuccino | Coffee | 3.5 g | 8.4 g | 2.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 180 ml |
| Wine | Alcohol | 0.6 g | 1.4 g | 0.3 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 150 ml |
| Water | Water | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 250 ml |
| Green Tea | Tea | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 250 ml |
| Black Tea | Tea | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 250 ml |
| Herbal Tea | Tea | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 250 ml |
| Matcha Tea | Tea | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 240 ml |
| Espresso | Coffee | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 60 ml |
| Americano | Coffee | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 240 ml |
| Filter Coffee | Coffee | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 240 ml |
| Cold Brew | Coffee | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 300 ml |
| Beer | Alcohol | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 330 ml |
| Strong Spirits | Alcohol | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 40 ml |
| Decaf Coffee | Coffee | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 240 ml |
| Decaf Tea | Tea | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Brim app (BeverageSeed.swift) · typical 250 ml |
| Diet Coke | Soda | 0 g | 0 g | 0.0 tsp | Coca-Cola (official product page, zero-sugar formulation) · typical 355 ml |
Frequently asked
How much sugar is in a can of Coke?
A standard 330 ml can of regular cola carries roughly 35 g of sugar, about 8 teaspoons, which is close to or above a full day of the added-sugar allowance in a single drink.
How many teaspoons of sugar a day is okay?
The American Heart Association suggests keeping added sugar under about 6 teaspoons (25 g) a day for women and 9 teaspoons (36 g) for men. Naturally occurring sugar in whole fruit and plain milk is counted separately from added sugar.
Does the sugar in juice count?
Juice sugar is mostly natural rather than added, but your body still processes it as sugar, and juice lacks the fiber of whole fruit. Juice hydrates about like water, but the sugar rides along.
Where do these numbers come from?
Generic drinks come from Brim’s own beverage catalog; branded and standard items come from USDA FoodData Central (public domain) and manufacturer nutrition labels. Every value is stored per 100 ml, then scaled to whatever serving size you pick, and converted to teaspoons at about 4.2 g each.
Sources
- 1.USDA FoodData Central (public domain nutrient database)
- 2.Manufacturer nutrition labels for branded drinks
- 3.American Heart Association, added-sugar recommendations (about 25 g for women, 36 g for men per day)
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