Vegetables contain 5 grams of sugar for 1 serving of 25 calories, while 1 serving of fruit contains 15 grams of sugar, and the human body obtains about 50 grams of sugar per day through grains and cereals.

Vegetables and fruits mainly provide the human body with vitamin C, fiber and other nutrients, fruit vitamin C content is generally higher than vegetables, but most of the fiber of the vegetables is higher than the fruit, although the two nutrition and composition seems to be similar, but in fact, vegetables and fruits can not be replaced by each other, the main considerations lie in the amount of sugar, resulting in the two calories provided by the two are not the same.

Fruits also have calories, and the more sweet fruits, the higher the calories, because of the 3 nutrients, fruits do not contain fat and protein, so its sugar content is the main factor affecting the calorie level. Some people think that the water content of fruit is more, the calorie will be lower, the two are not necessarily related.

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According to the World Health Organization's recommendations, adults should consume no more than 25 grams of sugar per day. On this basis, all four of the ice creams mentioned above exceed the daily sugar intake recommended by the World Health Organization.

250g of ice cream contains as much sugar as a day's meal. By comparing the sugar content of 20 cold drinks on the market, we found that cream and chocolate flavored ice creams contain a relatively high percentage of sugar, with most products containing 23%-38%; raisin and bean ice creams contain the second highest percentage of sugar, with an average of 21%; and popsicles and ice lollies contain the lowest percentage of sugar, which is usually no more than 20%.

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