Sugar-Sweetened Beverage 1 article

Sugar-sweetened beverages are drinks with caloric sweeteners added during preparation or manufacturing. Regular soft drinks, sweetened fruit drinks, sweetened iced tea, many specialty coffee beverages and some sports drinks fall into this category when sugars such as sucrose or corn syrup are present. The defining issue is added sugar, not whether the drink contains fruit, tea or electrolytes. Nutrition Facts serving size and the Added Sugars line help show how much sweetener a particular beverage contributes compared with unsweetened or low-sugar alternatives.