Americans are cutting back on sugars: nearly half of consumers (47 percent) reported planning to eat less sugar or buy more ‘no sugar added’ products this year. Yet, a trip around the Thanksgiving table shows that hidden sugars are piling up, long before the pumpkin pie.
CHICAGO, /PRNewswire/ -- Americans are cutting back on sugars: nearly half of consumers (47 percent) reported planning to eat less sugar or buy more ‘no sugar added’ products this year. Yet, a trip around the Thanksgiving table shows that hidden sugars are piling up, long before the pumpkin pie. Label Insight, the market leader for transparency, analyzed its product and ingredient database to find how much sugar a typical Thanksgiving dinner plate would contain. Findings showed that people consume about 30 grams of sugar when they have a single serving of salad dressing, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, dinner roll and turkey – well before dessert. To put that into context, the American Heart Association recommends a limit of 24 grams for women and 36 grams for men per day. Label Insight identified the top 5 culprits for hidden, added sugar at the Thanksgiving table. #1 Cranberry Sauce #2 Salad Dressings #3 Dinner Rolls #4 Stuffing and Stuffing Mix #5 Gravy and Gravy Mix “As a registered dietitian, it’s alarming how much sugar can be found in our diets even in seemingly innocuous or healthy foods, and Thanksgiving dinner is no exception,” said Thea Bourianne, solutions consultant for Label Insight and registered dietitian. “By reading ingredient information on product labels and using options like SmartLabel™, consumers can be better informed and empowered to make healthy choices.” About Label Insight
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