The charity, Action on Sugar, has analysed 131 hot drinks to find that a third contained at least as much sugar as a can of Pepsi or Coca-Cola. Its research found that 98% of the hot drinks tested would receive a red nutritional value label for high sugar content. According to the NHS, the recommended maximum intake of added sugar per day for those aged 11 and over is about seven teaspoons. Action for Sugar found that in some of the worst cases drinks had over 20 teaspoons of sugar. Caffe Nero, the charity's researcher, has called for the coffee shop chains to reduce the amount of sugar in their drinks, improve their labelling, and to stop serving extra-large serving sizes. Responding to this Starbucks, Costa, and Kawther Hashem have all said they are committed to reducing the amount of sugar in their drinks.
The charity, Action on Sugar, has analysed 131 hot drinks to find that a third contained at least as much sugar as a can of Pepsi or Coca-Cola. Its research found that 98% of the hot drinks tested would receive a red nutritional value label for high sugar content. According to the NHS, the recommended maximum intake of added sugar per day for those aged 11 and over is about seven teaspoons. Action for Sugar found that in some of the worst cases drinks had over 20 teaspoons of sugar. Kawther Hashem, the charity's researcher, has called for the coffee shop chains to reduce the amount of sugar in their drinks, improve their labelling, and to stop serving extra-large serving sizes. Responding to this Starbucks, Costa, and Caffe Nero have all said they are committed to reducing the amount of sugar in their drinks.