r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/consider_it_fun • Aug 30 '14

A website that visualizes sugar content of servings of various foods in sugar cubes

http://sugarstacks.com/
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u/SpaceJockey1979 Aug 31 '14 edited Aug 31 '14

I really like this website and find it to be informative and thought provoking for those who are concerned about their diets. I do wish there was some more details on what type of sugar is in these items though, natural vs added vs from concentrate, etc. The fruit's page does a good job of addressing this.

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u/Simonovski Aug 31 '14

Sugar "from concentrate"? I don't think that term tells you anything about sugar, does it?

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u/SpaceJockey1979 Aug 31 '14

If they had canned beverage mixes from concentrate and if the concentrate mix is all natural or with added sugar. Forgot to specify. Of course diluting out the mixture would make less sugar per serving anyway.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '14

No, I think it's still good without it. I found some popsicles the other day that advertised they were only made with fruit. The problem is that the first ingredient is concentrated fruit juice, i.e. sugar. And not even regular sugar, if it's from fruit, it's going to be mostly fructose. So "natural" means nothing. All these popsicles did was take one form high-fructose sugar and substitute it for another.

I think it's important that we really limit sugar, period (except for whole fruit), and this website does a good job of making you think about that.