From: Reductions in sugar sales from soft drinks in the UK from 2015 to 2018
Soft drink category | Mean sugar content (g per 100 ml) and IQR (Q2, Q1–Q3) | p value | |||
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2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
Total soft drinks (g/100 ml) | 4.4 (2.4, 0.0–9.2) | 3.9 (1.8, 0.0–7.1) | 3.5 (2.1, 0.0–6.1) | 2.9 (1.2, 0.0–4.3) | < 0.01 |
High-sugar (> 8 g/100 ml) | 11.0 (10.6, 10.6–11.0) | 11.0 (10.6, 10.6–11.0) | 11.0 (10.6, 10.6–11.0) | 10.8 (10.6, 10.6–11.0) | 0.58 |
Mid-sugar (5–8 g/100 ml) | 6.4 (6.1, 5.7–7.3) | 6.4 (6.3, 6.2–6.8) | 6.5 (6.5, 5.9–7.4) | 5.4 (5.2, 5.0–5.7) | 0.15 |
Low-sugar (< 0.1–5 g/100 ml) | 2.5 (2.3, 2.0–3.6) | 2.4 (1.9, 1.4–3.9) | 2.4 (2.1, 1.5–3.9) | 2.2 (1.8, 1.1–2.9) | 0.85 |
Zero-sugar (< 0.1 g/100 ml) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.99 |
Exempt (g/100 ml) | 10.0 (9.9, 9.6–10.2) | 10.0 (9.7, 9.3–10.0) | 9.7 (9.9, 9.2–10.4) | 9.5 (10.0, 9.2–10.1) | 0.75 |
Bottled water | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.99 |