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QUIZ: Which fast food menu items have the most sugar?

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We're eating too much sugar.

Americans consume 30% more sugar every day than we did three decades ago, according to the Obesity Society.

So where's it all coming from?

Turns out it's often hiding in the foods that we'd least expect — from burgers and barbecue to sandwiches and other seemingly healthy options.

So how well do you know your food? Guess which of the following options has the most sugar:

WHICH HAS MORE SUGAR: A Chipotle salad with veggie sofritas and guacamole or a Shake Shack SmokeShack burger?

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ANSWER: The Chipotle salad.

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Chipotle salad with sofritas and guac:

Total grams of sugar: 26.5

Percent of recommended daily intake: 106%

SmokeShack burger:

Total grams of sugar: 11

Percent of recommended daily intake: 44%

WHICH HAS MORE SUGAR: A 16-ounce Jamba Juice "Orange Dream Machine" smoothie or a 16-ounce Starbucks nonfat white chocolate mocha with no whipped cream?

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ANSWER: The Jamba Juice.

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Jamba Juice smoothie:

Total grams of sugar: 71

Percent of recommended daily intake: 284%

Starbucks mocha:

Total grams of sugar: 58

Percent of recommended daily intake: 232%

WHICH HAS MORE SUGAR: A Pret A Manger Korean BBQ pulled pork quinoa bowl or a KFC large baked beans side?

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ANSWER: The KFC baked beans side.

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KFC baked beans:

Total grams of sugar: 61

Percent of recommended daily intake: 244%

Pret A Manger Korean BBQ pulled pork quinoa bowl:

Total grams of sugar: 17

Percent of recommended daily intake: 68%

WHICH HAS MORE SUGAR: A Five Guys single cheeseburger or a McDonald's Artisan Grilled Chicken sandwich?

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ANSWER: The McDonald's grilled chicken.

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McDonald's Artisan Grilled Chicken sandwich:

Total grams of sugar: 11

Percent of recommended daily intake: 44%

Five Guys single cheeseburger:

Total grams of sugar: 8.5

Percent of recommended daily intake: 34%

WHICH HAS MORE SUGAR: A Subway sweet onion chicken teriyaki sandwich or a Burger King bacon and cheese Whopper?

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ANSWER: The Subway chicken sandwich.

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Subway sweet onion chicken teriyaki sandwich:

Total grams of sugar: 32

Percent of recommended daily intake: 128%

Burger King bacon and cheese Whopper:

Total grams of sugar: 9

Percent of recommended daily intake: 36%

WHICH HAS MORE SUGAR: A Wendy's apple pecan salad or a Taco Bell XXL Grilled Stuft burrito?

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ANSWER: The Wendy's salad.

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Wendy's apple pecan chicken salad:

Total grams of sugar: 40

Percent of recommended daily intake: 160%

Taco Bell XXL Grilled Stuft burrito:

Total grams of sugar: 6

Percent of recommended daily intake: 24%

WHICH HAS MORE SUGAR: An Arby's Hawaiian deluxe fish sandwich or a Panera fuji apple chicken salad?

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ANSWER: The Panera salad (but only by 1 gram).

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Panera fuji apple chicken salad:

Total grams of sugar: 20

Percent of recommended daily intake: 80%

Arby's Hawaiian fish deluxe sandwich:

Total grams of sugar: 19

Percent of recommended daily intake: 76%

Marina Nazario contributed reporting.

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Erin was a senior health and tech reporter at Business Insider based in San Francisco, where she focused on startups and Silicon Valley. She's broken news on a variety of life science and health-tech stories, including: Before joining BI, Erin worked as a freelance health and science reporter for outlets including Newsweek, Popular Science, and Scientific American. Erin graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, San Diego and received her master's from the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in New York, where she spent an extra semester completing her degree after breaking both wrists in a snowboarding accident.
Hollis is former the photo editor at Business Insider. He graduated from the photography program at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. His personal work can be found at hollisjohnson.com. 
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