Table 2.

Commonly consumed food articles in India containing natural or added sugars.

Main Meals	Snacks	Beverages	Additional
all carbohydrates: rice, wheat, buckwheat, oats, millets, barley, breads, etc.; sugar/jaggery stuffed Indian bread, yogurt, vegetables, etc.	Indian sweets (halwa a, kheer b, etc.), kulfi c, chikki d, puddings, fruit cakes, cookies, ice creams, processed foods, etc.	sugar cane juice, Shikanjvi e, sweetened lassi (buttermilk), sharbat f, aam panna g, milkshakes, fruit juices, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), etc.	sweet chutneys h, pickles, aamras i, murabbas j, honey, khandsari with ghee k, jams, tomato ketchup.

^a made by roasting semolina in a lot of ghee and then adding water, sugar, and nuts; ^b sweet dish made from boiling rice with milk, sugar, cardamom, saffron, and nuts; ^c frozen dairy desert like ice cream; ^d sweet candy generally made from peanuts and jaggery; ^e sweetened lime water; ^f sweet beverage prepared with fruit juice or flower petals; ^g beverage prepared from raw mango, mint leaves, sugar, and salt; ^h thick sauce of Indian origin that contains fruits/vegetables, sugar, and spices and is used as a condiment; ⁱ made by adding sugar to mango pulp; ^j candied fruits/vegetables; ^k clarified butter. SSBs, Sugar-sweetened beverages.