Tuesday, April 24, 2012

S&W Mayo: 1g of sugar per 100grams
Woolworths Select 97% fat free Mayo: 21.9g of sugar per 100grams.

This is a blog with a few simple ideas:

(i)
Sugar is the main cause of obesity, Type 2 diabetes etc. (Watch Professor Lustig's video below, or refer to this NY Times article.)

(ii) Most people get their food from supermarkets.

Therefore, (iii) this blog makes it easy for people to find the low/no sugar brands by listing all items at the supermarket in order based on their sugar content. The Best (low or no sugar) and Worst (high sugar) are highlighted. This blog is not interested in, nor does it detail, glucose (the good sugar found in pasta, potatoes, etc), but rather, refined white or high fructose corn syrup added to almost every processed food item.

I'm based in Australia, therefore I can only itemise products in Australian supermarkets. If you're in the UK or US, Canada, etc, please feel free to copy the format of this blog and do the same.

The point of this blog is that every-day items either don't need any added sugar, or could have significantly less. As you can see from the Mayonnaise example, the variance of added sugar content with a product group can be astounding.


Navigating this blog. On the right, is an alphabetical list, and each item is linked to it's original blog post. Eventually you'll see an A to Z listing. I'll try and do two grocery items (and therefore blog posts) per week.

How you can use this blog: Eat the same food-stuffs you currently eat, but significantly lower your sugar intake by switching to low or no sugar brands. Where there are no sugar free options within a product group, I'll try and post a link of where to find sugar free alternatives and/or recipes.



I'm also entering all the info I gather onto a spreadsheet, and I'll eventually make this downloadable as a Torrent.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Crumpets

All values are grams of sugar per 100 grams.

Golden 1
Golden Wholemeal 1
Coles Bakery Crumpet Snaps 1
Aldi Sunny 99% Fat Free 1.8
Wonder White Hi Fibre Plus 3.3
Mighty Soft 99% Fat Free 4.8

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Peanut Butter

Note: Only Aldi and Woolworths stocked products detailed so far. I'll update with Coles shortly.

All values are grams of sugar per 100 grams.


Sanitarium Natural Peanut Butter 5
Sanitarium Smooth No Added Sugar or Salt 5
Sanitarium Crunchy No Added Sugar or Salt 5
Macro Organic Smooth 5.5
Macro Organic Crunchy 5.8
Woolworths Select Super Crunchy 7.1
Dick Smith's Crunchy 7.9
Kraft Nuts Crunchy 8
Kraft Nuts Smooth 8.1
Woolworths Select Smooth 8.3
Woolworths Select Light Crunchy 8.7
Woolworths Select Crunchy 8.7
Woolworths Select Crunchy 9
Aldi American Style Smooth 9.4
Aldi American Style Super Crunchy 9.4
Kraft Nuts Light Cruncy 9.5
Kraft Nuts Light Smooth 9.6
Dick Smith's Smooth 9.6
Aldi Bramwells Crunchy 9.8
Sanitarium Crunchy 10
Woolworths Homebrand Smooth 10.6
Woolworths Homebrand Crunchy 10.8
Woolworths Select Light Smooth 11.4
Aldi Bramwells Smooth 13.6

Friday, April 29, 2011

Breakfast Cereal

Note: This is just a start, about 1/3rd of the way through items typically on shelves in Australian supermarkets.

All values are grams of sugar per 100 grams.

Coles Smart But Wheat Biscuit 0.8
Sanitarium Puffed Wheat 0.8
Aldi Wheat Biscuit 2.7
Coles Whole Wheat Biscuits 2.8
Aldi Goldenvale Oats Sensations Apricot & Grains 2.9
Sanitarium Weet Bix 3.3
Aldi Goldenvale Oats Sensations Mixed Berry 5
Kellogg's Corn Flakes 7.9
Aldi Goldenvale Oats Sensations Sultana Apple & honey 8.3
Kellogg's 5 Grain Mini-Wheats 8.8
Coles Corn Flakes 9
Kellogg's Rice Bubbles 9
Aldi Goldenvale Breakfast Bubbles 9.5
Kellogg's All Bran Wheat Flakes 10.5
Coles Rice Puffs 10.6
Aldi Goldenvale Healthy Start Summer Burst 11.1
Kellogg's Guardian 11.8
Aldi Just Organic Cranberry & Almond Muesli 12
Be Natural 5 Wholegrain Flakes 12.5
Aldi Goldenvale Apricot & Almond Muesli 13.2
Be Natuaral Cashew, Almond, Hazelnut & Coconut 13.5
Kellogg's All-Bran Original 13.6
Aldi Goldenvale Just Bran 13.7
Aldi Be Light Natural Special Flakes 14.1
Kellogg's Special K 14.5
Aldi Goldenvale Fruit & Nut Muesli 14.7
Coles Bran Start 15.2
Kellogg's Blackcurrent Flavoured Mini-Wheats 15.9
Kellogg's Special K Advantage 16.1
Aldi Goldenvale Healthy Start Fruit n Nuts 16.5
Aldi Be Light Forest Berries 16.5
Goodness Superfoods Protein 1st 17.1
Aldi Goldenvale Mountain muesli 17.4
Alidi Goldenvale Wholegrain Hoops 17.5
Sanitarium Light n Tasty Macadamia & Honey 17.7
Kellogg's Just Right Clusters & 5 Grains 17.9
Coles Rights Start Fruit & Fibre 18.7
Goodness Superfoods Heart 1st 18.7
Sanitarium Granola Oat Clusters Vanilla & Almond 19.2
Kellogg's All-Bran Apple Crunch 19.7
Be Natural Pink lady Apple & Flame Raisin 20.4
Kellogg's Sustain 20.4
Aldi Just Organic Toasted Mueslie Clusters 21
Sanitarium Granola Oat Clusters 21.5
Sanitarium Weet-Bix Bites Apricot 22.4
Sanitarium Weet-Bix Bites Wild Berry 22.6
Kellogg's Sultana Bran 22.7
Dick Smith Bush Foods Breakfast 23.2
Sanitarium Light n Tasty Apricot & Almond 23.6
Kellogg's Special K Honey Almond 24
Sanitarium Light n Tasty Berry 24.3
Coles Right Start Traditional 24.4
Kellogg's Sultana Bran Buds 25.1
Kellogg's Special K Forest Berries 25.7
Aldi Goldenvale Choco Balls 25.8
Aldi Goldenvale Balanced Right 25.8
Aldi Good Source Of Fibre Fruit n Fibre 25.8
Kellogg's Honey Almond Wheat Flakes 26.1
Aldi Goldenvale Antioxidant Rich Wild Berry 26.5
Coles Honey Crunch Corn Flakes 27.1
Aldi Goldenvale Honey Nut Cornflakes 27.8
Aldi Goldenvale Power Grain 28
Kelloggs Crunchy Nut Clusters 28.3
Kellogg's Sultana Bran Crunch 28.4
Goodness Superfoods Digestive 1st 29.9
Kellogg's Just Right Original 31.2
Aldi Goldenvale Bran & Sultanas 32.2
Aldi Goldenvale Continental Natural Muesli 32.8
Aldi Goldenvale Swiss Toasted Muesli 33.8
Aldi Goldenvale Choco Chips 34
Aldi Low In Fat Tropical fruits 34.7
Aldi Goldenvale Choco Rice 45.5
Aldi Goldenvale Honey Wheats 46

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Bread

Note: This will take a few weeks as there's a large number of products. (Likewise with Breakfast cereals.) This is just a start, using two products I had in the freezer.

All values are grams of sugar per 100g

Burgen Rye 1.6
Coles Bakery WHITE 6

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Mayonnaise

All values are grams of sugar per 100g

Best: S&W Whole Egg 1g
Worst: Woolworths Homebrand 97% Fat Free 26.6g

S&W Whole Egg
1
Thomy Delikatess 1.1
Paul Newman Whole Egg 1.1
Kraft Egg Mayo Omega 3 1.7
Praise Whole Egg 2.2
Kraft Miracle Whip 7.9
Kraft Classic 8.5
Praise Traditional 8.9
Kraft Creamy 11.6
Nando's Perinaise Peri-Peri 12
Praise Dijonnaise 97% Fat Free 12.7
Aldi Colway 12.7
Praise Whole Egg Lite 13
Woolworths Homebrand Creamy 14.2
Heinz Lite Salad Cream 14.9
Aldi Colway Creamy 15.4
Kraft 97% Fat Free 17.2
Praise 97% Fat Free 21
Aldi Colway Light 97% Fat Free 21.4
Woolworths Select 97% Fat Free 21.9
Woolworths Homebrand 97% Fat Free 26.6

Corn (canned)

All values are grams of sugar per 100g

Best: Woolworths Homebrand Baby Corn Spears 0.6g
Best (Kernels): Edgell 1.9g
Worst: Aldi New Season: 10.5g

Woolworths Homebrand Baby Corn Spears 0.6
Edgell 1.9
Greenland Corn Cuts 2.1
Golden Cirlcle 3.5
Edgell No Added Salt 4.7
Edgell Super Sweet 5
Woolworths Select Super Sweet 5.22
Edgell Creamed 5.3
Woolworths Homebrand 6
Greenland 6.1
Woolworths Homebrand Creamed 6.6
Aldi New Season 10.5

Notes: All products are canned kernels except where indicated.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Baked Beans

All values are grams of sugar per 100g.

Best Product: (2g Sugar) Spc Salt Reduced Rich Tomato
Worst Product: (7.5g Sugar) Aldi Corale.

Spc Salt Reduced Rich Tomato 2
Spc Cheesey Cheese 2.9
Spc Ham 3.3
Spc 3.4
Heinz 4.4
Heinz No Added Salt 4.4
Coles 4.7
Heinz English Recipe 5
Coles Organic 5
Coles Ham Sauce 5.1
Aldi Premium 5.5
Heinz Sweet Chilli 5.6
Heinz Ham Sauce 5.8
Aldi Premium Ham Sauce 5.9
Woolworths Homebrand 6.2
Heinz BBQ Sauce 6.4
Watties BB with Sausages 6.4
Coles Smart Buy 6.7
Watties 7.1
Aldi Corale 7.5

Notes: (i) Both Coles Smart Buy and Aldi Corale are the cheapest brands, clearly aimed at people on lower incomes. Both have very high rates of added sugar. (ii) All can sizes are around 420g. Interestingly, there was variation in sugar content per 100g within the same brand, based on can size. Generally the smaller cans (220g) had higher rates of sugar per 100g.