18 'healthy' beverages that surprisingly contain a ton of sugar

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Sugar appears in unsuspecting foods and beverages.

According to the World Health Organization, the maximum amount of sugar people should consume in a day is less than 10% of their daily caloric intake, meaning less than 50 grams for a 2,000-calorie diet.

However, the WHO strongly recommends reducing that to 5%, or roughly 25 grams.

We took a look at a few beverages that appear to be healthy to see just how much sugar they actually contain. All of the drinks had more sugar than what the WHO recommends.

Vitamin Water XXX

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Sugar per serving: 32 grams per 20-fluid-ounce bottle 

Percent of recommended daily intake (25g): 128%

VitaCoco pure coconut water

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Sugar per serving: 11 grams per 8 fluid ounces 

Sugar per bottle: 22 grams per 16.9-fluid-ounce bottle  

Percent of recommended daily intake: 44%/88%

Canada Dry tonic water

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Sugar per serving: 29 grams per 10-fluid-ounce bottle

Percent of recommended daily intake: 116%

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