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Table 4 Per capita sugar intake of South Africa from food balance sheets

From: Evidence to support a food-based dietary guideline on sugar consumption in South Africa

Country

Sugar kg/per capita/year

Per capita gram per day

USA

67.6

185

UK

36.2

99.2

South Africa

30.7

84.1

Kenya

18.3

50.1

Tanzania

10.4

28.5

Uganda

9.4

25.7

Malawi

8.8

24.1

  1. Source: FAO Food Balance Sheets, 2007.