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Amount of Sugar in 100 grams of:



Carrots - 4.7 grams
Raspberries - 4.4 grams
Broccoli - 1.7 grams
Kiwi - 9 grams

Red Beets - 7 grams

Coconut - 6 grams



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Carrots - Contain beta-carotene, lutein, and other carotenoids, which promote overall eye health. (Abdel-Aal, E. S. M., Akhtar, H., Zaheer, K., & Ali, R. (2013). Dietary sources of lutein and zeaxanthin carotenoids and their role in eye health. Nutrients, 5(4), 1169-1185)


Raspberries - Contain anti-inflammatory anthocyanins, which promote heart health. (Li, L., Wang, L., Wu, Z., Yao, L., Wu, Y., Huang, L., ... & Gou, D. (2014). Anthocyanin-rich fractions from red raspberries attenuate inflammation in both RAW264. 7 macrophages and a mouse model of colitis. Scientific reports, 4.)


Broccoli - Contain lignans and choline, which promote overall brain function. (Franco, O. H., Burger, H., Lebrun, C. E., Peeters, P. H., Lamberts, S. W., Grobbee, D. E., & Van Der Schouw, Y. T. (2005). Higher dietary intake of lignans is associated with better cognitive performance in postmenopausal women. The Journal of nutrition, 135(5), 1190-1195.)



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Kiwi - Contains 93 mg of vitamin C, almost twice as much vitamin C as oranges, which helps boost the immune system. (Jariwalla, R. J., & Harakeh, S. (1996). Antiviral and immunomodulatory activities of ascorbic acid. In Subcellular biochemistry (pp. 215-231). Springer US.)


Red Beets - Contain inorganic nitrate, which boosts oxygen levels in the blood. (Wylie, L.J., Kelly, J., Bailey, S.J., Blackwell, J.R., Skiba, P.F., Winyard, P.G., Jeukendrup, A.E., Vanhatalo, A., Jones, A.M. (2013). Beetroot juice and exercise: pharmacodynamic and dose­ response relationships. J Appl Physiol, 115(3), 325­336)


Coconut - Contains fats (medium chain triglycerides - MCT) that are easy for the body to use as energy. (Nosaka, N., Suzuki, Y., Nagatoishi, A., Kasai, M., Wu, J., & Taguchi, M. (2009). Effect of ingestion of medium-chain triacylglycerols on moderate-and high-intensity exercise in recreational athletes. Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology, 55(2), 120-125.)



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SugarScience facts are created by a team of scientists from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). They have read more than 8,000 scientific papers to better understand how too much sugar can hurt our health.



The Sugar Story is an easy to understand story about the purpose
sugar has in nature and why too much sugar is bad for your body.




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Emelie Kamp is a Nutritional Counselor & Wellness Coach from Sweden and co-founder of Worth it Living. Emelie has a focus on sugar addiction and helping people take "small steps to a healthier lifestyle".


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