Table 8.
Sources of added sugars among children, adolescents, and teens (2–18 years) overall and from four ethnic groups, NHANES 2011–18: food categoriesa and ranking by added sugars as a percentage of total daily added sugars intake; values based on first day dietary recall.
| Food category | All individuals (n = 10,913)b | Asian (n = 1,053) | Black (n = 2,736) | Hispanic (n = 3,356) | White (n = 2,998) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE)c | Rank | Mean (SE) | Rank | Mean (SE) | Rank | Mean (SE) | Rank | Mean (SE) | Rank | |
| Soft drinks | 18.60 (0.61) | 1 | 10.47 (1.29) | 1 | 15.42 (0.77) | 2 | 20.18 (0.86) | 1 | 19.38 (0.92) | 1 |
| Fruit drinks | 11.49 (0.47) | 2 | 7.69 (0.84) | 4 | 20.84 (0.90) | 1 | 12.86 (0.74) | 2 | 8.66 (0.58) | 2 |
| Cookies and brownies | 6.72 (0.24) | 3 | 9.32 (0.78) | 2 | 6.26 (0.38) | 4 | 7.34 (0.45) | 3 | 6.64 (0.39) | 3 |
| RTEd cereal, higher sugar (>21.2 g/100 g) | 5.54 (0.20) | 4 | 5.40 (0.68) | 6 | 6.07 (0.39) | 5 | 6.39 (0.34) | 4 | 5.00 (0.27) | 7 |
| Tea | 5.18 (0.51) | 5 | 4.24 (0.76) | 9 | 3.60 (0.45) | 10 | 4.41 (0.54) | 7 | 5.93 (0.81) | 4 |
| Candy not containing chocolate | 5.12 (0.25) | 6 | 5.06 (0.53) | 8 | 6.32 (0.41) | 3 | 4.58 (0.33) | 6 | 5.02 (0.38) | 6 |
| Ice cream and frozen dairy desserts | 4.88 (0.25) | 7 | 7.51 (0.96) | 5 | 4.06 (0.28) | 7 | 4.28 (0.33) | 8 | 5.05 (0.39) | 5 |
| Cakes and pies | 4.45 (0.32) | 8 | 8.22 (1.42) | 3 | 4.49 (0.64) | 6 | 5.01 (0.66) | 5 | 4.01 (0.49) | 8 |
| Jams, syrups, toppings | 3.57 (0.20) | 9 | 3.82 (0.60) | 10 | 4.00 (0.39) | 8 | 2.52 (0.26) | 10 | 3.86 (0.34) | 9 |
| Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries | 3.43 (0.18) | 10 | 3.62 (0.34) | 9 | 3.06 (0.21) | 9 | 3.65 (0.28) | 10 | ||
| Candy containing chocolate | 2.85 (0.24) | 11 | 5.26 (1.05) | 7 | 3.21 (0.38) | 11 | ||||
| Sport and energy drinks | 2.83 (0.23) | 12 | 1.26 (0.52) | 13 | 2.24 (0.29) | 11 | 3.11 (0.38) | 12 | ||
| Total daily added sugars intakee (g/day) | 67.53 (0.83) | 48.0 (1.4) | 70.86 (1.38) | 60.63 (1.29) | 72.21 (1.51) | |||||
a
Those contributing at least 2% to total daily added sugars intake among all individuals (2–18 years); empty cells represent a food category contributing <2%.
b
Sample size for all individuals is larger than the total of the sample sizes for all ethnic groups due to missing information for some individuals (ethnicity not reported).
c
SE, standard error.
d
RTE, ready-to-eat.
e
Provided as reference to convert percentages to gram equivalents.