Average sugar content of 20 cereals analysed was about five teaspoons . Some brands such as Nutri Grain included eight teaspoons per 100 grams . Products marketed as 'low in salt ' where often packed with sugar instead . Just Right and Sultana Bran are both 'high ' in sugar . Children 's cereals like OPC are even worse with nine teaspoons . Obesity Policy Coalition ( Coco Pops ) says its findings suggest Australian cereal manufacturers are potentially misleading consumers .
Average sugar content of 20 cereals analysed was about five teaspoons . Some brands such as Nutri Grain included eight teaspoons per 100 grams . Products marketed as 'low in salt ' where often packed with sugar instead . Just Right and Sultana Bran are both 'high ' in sugar . Children 's cereals like Coco Pops are even worse with nine teaspoons . Obesity Policy Coalition ( OPC ) says its findings suggest Australian cereal manufacturers are potentially misleading consumers .