Despite ingredient manufacturers offering specialist blends, much of the activity recorded in the U.S. is still based around
soft drinks from
fruit and vegetables with
naturally high carotenoid and antioxidant contents.
While an increasing number of research studies point to the health benefits in controlling and reducing sugar consumption — the FDA now recommends sugar make up no more than ten percent of total calories consumed per day — there is a difference between sugars that occur
naturally in foods and those that do not, like those in a piece of dried
fruit, for example, versus the high fructose syrup commonly added to
soft drinks, sodas, and many processed foods.