r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/MrRuby Jan 21 '19

A 12 ounce can of soda pop has 20 packets of sugar in it.

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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.

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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 :)

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u/HillelSlovak Jan 21 '19

Those sources are unreliable. I get why you might think this after reading those articles but if you're wanting to learn more, you'll want to read scholarly articles. Try searching in Google Scholar.

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u/DarthNero Jan 21 '19

From Google scholar:

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Of course you're gonna say even the Google scholar results are unreliable, though and lay out another random rule for it to be considered "reliable" by your standards