title: [The consumption of sugar in the Federal Republic of Germany].
abstract: With sweetening carbohydrates less waste can be expected than with most other foodstuffs; therefore, there is less of a difference among market data (on available food), shopping data (consumed food), and food as eaten. As of the typical foodstuffs the increasing consumption per person and per year of sugar content has continually risen since the industrialization of Germany. Since the early 1970s this development has reached a plateau. About three-quarters of the sugar sold goes to production firms, especially to producers of beverages and sweets. Looking at the sugar consumption it is noticeable that, according to consumer age and sex, there is a definite inverse relationship with alcohol consumption. At present, the sweetening carbohydrates have a share of about 49% of the total-carbohydrate-consumption, from which 24% is sugar in its conventional form; a further 3% comes from fruits and vegetables; 5% of the carbohydrates are lactose, 15.5% are monosaccharides, from which 12% are derived from vegetable foodstuffs and honey.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Ernährungswissenschaft, Justus Liebig-Universität Giessen.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kübler
mesh_terms: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates
vernacular_title: Zum Verbrauch von Zucker in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.