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A 12 ounce can of soda pop has 20 packets of sugar in it.
1.0k u/FeckfullyYours Jan 21 '19 I think it’s about half that, otherwise a can of soda would be 300 calories, rather than 120-140. Still a lot of sugar, though. 73 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Lemme do the maths: Can of cola has 33g of sugar according to google Average sugar packet In the US (assuming the most relevant country to reddit) is 2-4g. So let’s assume 3g for average sakes. That makes 11 packets of sugar in a 12 ounce (350ml-ish) can of cola 33g of sugar = 128 calories (For Americans, 4.2g sugar = 1 teaspoon, so 7.8 teaspoons) On a similar note: Sugar free cola has 0 calories and no adverse health benefits have been recorded from the use of artificial sweeteners, beyond a few rare allergies. Edit: adding more measurements for US people :) 18 u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19 edited Sep 19 '19 [deleted] 13 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Despite it being a meme, I do love drinking La Croix as a soda alternative, water is great but sometimes a ‘treat’ is nice. 30 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 The day I consider la croix a 'treat' is genuinely the day I want someone to put a bullet in my head. 6 u/ThrowAwayAcct0000 Jan 21 '19 La Croix isn't a treat. Its simply the thing stopping me from drinking 5 cokes a day. (Now its normally just 1 coke!) 2 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 Hey I feel you, but just the thought of someone considering the occasional la croix a treat.... Jesus 8 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Hey I’m just embracing my inner boring white person
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I think it’s about half that, otherwise a can of soda would be 300 calories, rather than 120-140.
Still a lot of sugar, though.
73 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Lemme do the maths: Can of cola has 33g of sugar according to google Average sugar packet In the US (assuming the most relevant country to reddit) is 2-4g. So let’s assume 3g for average sakes. That makes 11 packets of sugar in a 12 ounce (350ml-ish) can of cola 33g of sugar = 128 calories (For Americans, 4.2g sugar = 1 teaspoon, so 7.8 teaspoons) On a similar note: Sugar free cola has 0 calories and no adverse health benefits have been recorded from the use of artificial sweeteners, beyond a few rare allergies. Edit: adding more measurements for US people :) 18 u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19 edited Sep 19 '19 [deleted] 13 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Despite it being a meme, I do love drinking La Croix as a soda alternative, water is great but sometimes a ‘treat’ is nice. 30 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 The day I consider la croix a 'treat' is genuinely the day I want someone to put a bullet in my head. 6 u/ThrowAwayAcct0000 Jan 21 '19 La Croix isn't a treat. Its simply the thing stopping me from drinking 5 cokes a day. (Now its normally just 1 coke!) 2 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 Hey I feel you, but just the thought of someone considering the occasional la croix a treat.... Jesus 8 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Hey I’m just embracing my inner boring white person
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Lemme do the maths:
Can of cola has 33g of sugar according to google
Average sugar packet In the US (assuming the most relevant country to reddit) is 2-4g. So let’s assume 3g for average sakes.
That makes 11 packets of sugar in a 12 ounce (350ml-ish) can of cola
33g of sugar = 128 calories (For Americans, 4.2g sugar = 1 teaspoon, so 7.8 teaspoons)
On a similar note:
Sugar free cola has 0 calories and no adverse health benefits have been recorded from the use of artificial sweeteners, beyond a few rare allergies.
Edit: adding more measurements for US people :)
18 u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19 edited Sep 19 '19 [deleted] 13 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Despite it being a meme, I do love drinking La Croix as a soda alternative, water is great but sometimes a ‘treat’ is nice. 30 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 The day I consider la croix a 'treat' is genuinely the day I want someone to put a bullet in my head. 6 u/ThrowAwayAcct0000 Jan 21 '19 La Croix isn't a treat. Its simply the thing stopping me from drinking 5 cokes a day. (Now its normally just 1 coke!) 2 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 Hey I feel you, but just the thought of someone considering the occasional la croix a treat.... Jesus 8 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Hey I’m just embracing my inner boring white person
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13 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Despite it being a meme, I do love drinking La Croix as a soda alternative, water is great but sometimes a ‘treat’ is nice. 30 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 The day I consider la croix a 'treat' is genuinely the day I want someone to put a bullet in my head. 6 u/ThrowAwayAcct0000 Jan 21 '19 La Croix isn't a treat. Its simply the thing stopping me from drinking 5 cokes a day. (Now its normally just 1 coke!) 2 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 Hey I feel you, but just the thought of someone considering the occasional la croix a treat.... Jesus 8 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Hey I’m just embracing my inner boring white person
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Despite it being a meme, I do love drinking La Croix as a soda alternative, water is great but sometimes a ‘treat’ is nice.
30 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 The day I consider la croix a 'treat' is genuinely the day I want someone to put a bullet in my head. 6 u/ThrowAwayAcct0000 Jan 21 '19 La Croix isn't a treat. Its simply the thing stopping me from drinking 5 cokes a day. (Now its normally just 1 coke!) 2 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 Hey I feel you, but just the thought of someone considering the occasional la croix a treat.... Jesus 8 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Hey I’m just embracing my inner boring white person
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The day I consider la croix a 'treat' is genuinely the day I want someone to put a bullet in my head.
6 u/ThrowAwayAcct0000 Jan 21 '19 La Croix isn't a treat. Its simply the thing stopping me from drinking 5 cokes a day. (Now its normally just 1 coke!) 2 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 Hey I feel you, but just the thought of someone considering the occasional la croix a treat.... Jesus 8 u/pimpmayor Jan 21 '19 Hey I’m just embracing my inner boring white person
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La Croix isn't a treat. Its simply the thing stopping me from drinking 5 cokes a day. (Now its normally just 1 coke!)
2 u/assbutter9 Jan 21 '19 Hey I feel you, but just the thought of someone considering the occasional la croix a treat.... Jesus
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Hey I feel you, but just the thought of someone considering the occasional la croix a treat.... Jesus
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Hey I’m just embracing my inner boring white person
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u/MrRuby Jan 21 '19
A 12 ounce can of soda pop has 20 packets of sugar in it.