Kombucha

This is a great example of how extra sugars may unexpectedly sneak into an apparently nutritious diet. To make kombucha beverages more appealing to consumers, many of them are sweetened with fruit juice or cane sugar. While it might improve the flavor of kombucha, doing so increases the amount of sugar in the drink.

Although sugar is necessary for the fermentation of kombucha because the yeast feeds on it and helps produce probiotics that are good for the stomach, many brands add too much. Depending on the brand, just one serving of kombucha can contain as much as 28 grams of sugar, the equivalent of 7 teaspoons. Excessive consumption of added sugars, particularly from beverages with added sugar, can have a variety of detrimental effects on your health. Try to find one with fewer than ten g of sugar per serving.