On 27 February 2024, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) released the 2021 Monitoring Report on Sugar Content in Processed Foods.

The report shows that: in 2021 ANVISA analysed the sugar content of 135 samples from 11 processed food categories and 41 samples failed (10 biscuits, 10 nectars, 6 chocolate milk, 6 unfermented dairy beverages, 5 fermented dairy beverages, 3 teas, and 1 sample of soft drinks); the food categories with the highest sugar content were ‘Sweet biscuits without sandwich’ (mean 55.74 g/100g, median 66.94 g/100g) and ‘Wafer biscuits’ (mean 40.24 g/100g, median 41.38 g/100g).

For more details, see:

https://www.gov.br/anvisa/ptbr/centraisdeconteudo/publicacoes/monitoramento/programas-nacionais-de-monitoramento-de-alimentos/relatorio-do-monitoramento-do-teor-de-acucar-em-alimentos-industrializados-do-ano-de-2021