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. 2015 Feb 23;18(15):2815–2824. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015000300

Table 4.

Main sources of sucrose intake in men (n 797) and women (n 937) aged 39–77 years, Norfolk cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Norfolk), based on data from 7 d diaries

Mean sd Contribution (%)
Men
Table sugar 16·8 25·3 29
Cake 8·9 9·8 15
Fruits 6·2 5·9 11
Sweet biscuits 3·7 4·9 6
Pudding (milk-based) 2·8 3·6 5
Confectionery (chocolate) 2·8 5·4 5
Breakfast cereals 2·0 3·6 3
Jam and marmalade 1·7 3·8 3
Squash and lemonade 1·5 4·4 3
Pudding (cereal-based) 1·5 3·7 3
Women
Fruits 7·5 5·8 18
Table sugar 6·5 14·1 15
Cake 6·3 6·8 15
Confectionery (chocolate) 2·9 5·0 7
Sweet biscuits 2·8 3·4 7
Pudding (milk-based) 2·3 3·0 5
Yoghurt 1·8 3·2 4
Breakfast cereals 1·6 2·6 4
Confectionery (non-chocolate) 1·4 3·5 3
Juices 1·4 2·3 3

Mean and standard deviation of intake in g/d and percentage contribution to total sucrose intake.