How much sugar should we eat?
- Adults should have no more than 30g (around 7 teaspoons) of free sugars - sugars added to food or drinks - per day
- Children aged 7 to 10 should have no more than 24g (6 teaspoons) per day
- Children aged 4 to 6 should have no more than 19g (5 teaspoons) per day
- There's no guideline limit for children under the age of 4, but it's recommended they avoid sugar-sweetened drinks and food with sugar added to it
- more than 22.5g of total sugars per 100g is high
- 5g of total sugars or less per 100g is low
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