Sugar content in water
By atha13
@atha13 (159)
Malaysia
November 2, 2010 9:58pm CST
This is kind of silly, but my friend and I had unsettle argument about this the day before. I'm just wondering, is the sugar content (let's say 3 spoons of sugar) is still the same if it is diluted in different volume of water? The question raised when I told my friend that I love to drink 3-in-1 instant coffee. She then warned me that it's not good for my health since the content of sugar in 3-in-1 coffee usually is very high. I told her I usually mix it with lots of water so the sweetness is reduced (but I finished the drinks though). But she said I still consumed a lot of sugar since I finished the whole drinks. This is really confusing me. I thought I don't have to worry about my sugar consumption when drinking less sweet drinks? What say you?
8 responses
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
4 Nov 10
i think no matter how much water you add, the sugar level that you consume will still be the same... it doesn't matter if you dilute the sugar in how much water.... this is what i learn from my doctor as well when my hubby is almost diagnosed with diabetes... so if you want to reduce your sugar level, you really have to reduce your sugar consumption... take care and have a nice day...
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@saqi78 (1402)
• Malaysia
3 Nov 10
Yes, she is right, the sugar contents ll be same even you add more water in that. You are adding water, but you are not reducing sugar contents. For this you can do a small experiment at home, dissolve a certain amount of salt in one glass of water, then after dissolving, add some more water, according to you, salt contents, would reduce, so now boil the water slowly, when all water vaporized check the salt contents, it would be same amount as you dissolved, so I think scientifically she is right, that sugar content or amount was same but its concentration(power) is reduced, so she is right that you have taken three spoon, even you took it with four or five glass of water
Have a nice day....
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@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
3 Nov 10
Dear friend,
I hope it may affect those diabetic people. May be if this sugar tasted much more I hope no need to add sugar for those sweet loving people. But want of kind sugar is it, is it any chemical, but it is sure if it is beyond natural occurrence it could definitely give a negative impact.
@magtibaygom (4858)
• Philippines
3 Nov 10
Yes, your friend is correct. The total amount of sugar coming in to your body is the same. But if you couple it with drinking lots of water, only the taste of sweetness is being neutralized. Sugars, unlike salt, are not readily flushed out through urine. They are first absorbed to the bloodstream and distributed to different parts of your body.
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@Andyvil (793)
• Philippines
3 Nov 10
If you consumed the whole drink you still consumed the same amount of sugar. It doesn't mean that you consumed more water that the amount of sugar has lessened. Even if your drink tasted less sweeter because there was a greater ratio of water and sugar. This still doesn't change the amount of sugar you consumed. If you want a sweeter drink with less sugar you could just lessen the amount of water and while you lessen the number of teaspoons you put on your coffee. You could also opt for brown sugar which is a bit safer than white sugar.
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@genecgena (34)
• Philippines
3 Nov 10
I'm sorry to tell you but your friend is right. Three teaspoons of sugar is still three teaspoons of sugar whether it's in a cup or in a liter of water. But the good things is since it's diluted more if you add more water your body may have time to process it and make it easier for your body to take without causing much harm.
@macdingolinger (10386)
• United States
3 Nov 10
From what you said if there are three tablespoons in a packet there will be three tablespoons still in the drink when you drink it no matter how much water you add to it. Where would it go? It's in the water, so you are still drinking the same amount of sugar no matter how much water it is dissolved in to!
