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One 355 mL (12 fl. oz.) can of Coke has 39g of sugar:

* https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/coca-cola/products/or...

Daily recommended maximum sugar intake is 36g (9 teaspoons) for men and 25g (6 teaspoons) for women:

* https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-s...



Also, orange juice, while not laden with HFCS, has even more calories than Coke. (Exception: Tropicana waters down their re-flavored, rehydrated, old, deoxygenated concentrate to the same sugar levels as soda.) Fruit juices are essentially sugar so many of them are also a hard pass.




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