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(Spoiler alert: the highest-sugar smoothie on our list has as much sugar as twoSnickers bars!)
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Bottled smoothies can contain two types of sugar: natural and added.
Natural sugars come from whole fruits orfruit juice concentrates, while added sugars are introduced during processing.
Ingredients like cane sugar, fructose, and brown sugar fall into the added sugar category.
Chobani
In fact, “fructose” and “sugar” are the first few ingredients on the list.
ThePeach Carrot Mango flavor, for instance, has a whopping 40 grams of sugar.
Plus, the 2 grams of protein won’t do anything to keep you full.
Dannon
Harmless Harvest
Bolthouse Farms
Bolthouse Farms
Bolthouse Farms
Bolthouse Farms
Bolthouse Farms
Naked
Naked
