Assessment of Sugar Levels in Different Soft Drinks: A Measure to Check National Food Security

Sodamade.A

Abstract: Ten samples of soft drinks available in Nigerian markets were analysed for total soluble sugars using spectrophotometric technique. The sugar contents of the soft drinks ranges between 9.91+ 0.0141 gl100ml in A1 to 13.55+ 0.0071gl100ml in A3 respectively. The sugar contents of these selected samples were found to be within the specified standard of standard organisation of Nigeria of 7.00 14.00 gl100ml.

Keywords: Soft drinks, Sugar content, Spectrophotometric technique, Food security