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Table 2 The total volume of sugar sold from soft drinks, 2015–2018

From: Reductions in sugar sales from soft drinks in the UK from 2015 to 2018

Soft drink category

Total sugars (tonnes) sold by soft drink category

2015

2016

2017

2018

Total volume of sugars sold (t)

367,965 (100%)

328,685 (100%)

305,732 (100%)

261,324 (100%)

High-sugar (> 8 g/100 ml)

170,541.0 (46%)

139,192.3 (42%)

127,580.80 (42%)

102,553.10 (39%)

Mid-sugar (5–8 g/100 ml)

61,273.2 (17%)

43,325.3 (13%)

30,712.40 (10%)

13,948.90 (5%)

Low-sugar (0.1–5 g/100 ml)

58,739.3 (16%)

72,330.8 (22%)

76,015.40 (25%)

72,894.40 (28%)

Zero-sugar (< 0.1 g/100 ml)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Exempt products

77,411.6 (21%)

73,836.4 (22%)

71,423.10 (23%)

71,927.7 (28%)

Bottled water

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)