Table 4 The average sugar content of soft drink products by category, 2015–2018
From: Reductions in sugar sales from soft drinks in the UK from 2015 to 2018
Soft drink category | Mean sugar content (g/100 ml) and IQR (Q2, Q1–Q3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | p value | |
Total soft drinks (g/100 ml) | 5.4 (5.0, 0.2–10.0) | 5.0 (4.3, 0.0–9.5) | 4.5 (4.1, 0.0–8.9) | 3.9 (3.8, 0.0–7.1) | < 0.01 |
High-sugar (> 8 g/100 ml) | 10.8 (10.8, 10.0–11.8) | 10.6 (10.6, 9.6–11.3) | 10.6 (10.6, 9.9–11.0) | 10.6 (10.6, 10.0–11.0) | 0.18 |
Mid-sugar (5–8 g/100 ml) | 6.7 (6, 6.0–7.3) | 6.8 (6.8, 6.0–7.3) | 6.7 (6.7, 5.9–7.2) | 7.0 (7.0, 5.8–7.3) | 0.94 |
Low-sugar (0.1–5 g/100 ml) | 0.9 (0.9, 0.5–3.2) | 1.1 (1.1, 0.5–3.8) | 3.1 (3.1, 0.7–4.5) | 4.2 (4.2, 0.9–4.7) | < 0.01 |
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 (10.0, 8.7–11.0) | 9.8 (9.8, 8.6–11.0) | 9.8 (9.8, 8.6–11.0) | 9.7 (9.7, 8.7–11.0) | 0.21 |
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 |