Currently, one of the biggest considerations for food and beverage manufacturers is the global obesity epidemic. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) recommend consumers eat less than 10 percent of daily calories from added sugars. However, added sugars account on average for more than 13 percent of calories per day in the U.S. population, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

This slide show has been adapted from the “Nature spells sweet success for beverages” article in Food Insider Journal’s October digital magazine.