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hphdup92 t1_jef7kx8 wrote

Reply to comment by glaucusb in ELI5: Why sugar in fruits is good for you but processed sugar in chocolate and desserts is not? by Sensitive_Apple_7901

Is an UK apple comparable to an US apple? Whenever I am in the states, it seems like fruit is absurdly sugary.

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Oehlian t1_jef8pu5 wrote

There are very different nutrition numbers between types of apples. Some types have 2.5x as much sugar as others. Probably won't change much between UK and US, but the types and prevalence might so it would affect the averages. Possibly size too.

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Morsigil t1_jefaz7e wrote

I decided to look into this. The answer seems to be maybe there is a bit more sugar, but it's probably more likely they taste sweeter because they're bred to be less bitter/sour rather than increasing their sugar content, which is quite hard to do. Go to the link to James Wong's Twitter post near the end of the article to get his (above) take.

https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/08/26/fruit-much-higher-sugar-it-used-be-14243#:~:text=And%2C%20yup%2C%20the%20%E2%80%9Cmodern,been%20a%2054%25%20sugar%20increase.

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android_windows t1_jefjx2o wrote

Depends on the variety. The bag of Sweetango apples in my fridge say they have 16g sugar per 154g apple. This is a newer variety that is sweeter than some of the older varieties.

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