Analysis of 93 types of smoothies revealed an average sugar content of 52.2g per serving.
The sugar content decreased by an average of 15% for ‘less sweet’ options and by 40% for ‘half as sweet’ options,
Smoothies collected for sugar content analysis / Photo provided by Seoul City,
, ‘It has been revealed that each cup of smoothie we consume contains an amount of sugar equivalent to 17 pieces of sugar, requiring attention.’,
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, ‘The Seoul Institute of Health and Environment conducted an analysis of 93 types of smoothies from small and medium-sized coffee and beverage specialty shops from April to June.’,
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, ‘The average sugar content in a cup of smoothie was 52.2g.’,
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, ‘This is equivalent to the sugar content of 17 pieces of sugar.’,
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, ‘There were smoothies with sugar content as high as 94.6g.’,
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, “According to Korean dietary intake standards, the average required amount of ‘sugar’ is 100g, and by drinking just one cup of smoothie, one consumes more than half of it.”,
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, “Seoul Institute of Health and Environment suggests that in order to reduce the intake of high-sugar beverages like smoothies, a consumer environment that allows for choosing ‘less sweetness’ is necessary.”,
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, “In fact, when requesting ‘less sweet’ options, the sugar content decreased by an average of 15% from the original sweetness level, and when requesting ‘half as sweet,’ it dropped by an average of 40%.”,
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, ‘Park Joo-seong, the director of the Seoul Institute of Health and Environment, stated, “We will continue to conduct and provide various nutritional information in the future.”‘,
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