The majority of free sugars in Australian diets come from discretionary or occasional foods:

• Soft drinks and sports drinks (19%)
• Pastries, biscuits, cakes, muffins, scones and cake-type desserts (14%)
• Fruit juice and fruit drinks (13%)
• Sugar, honey and syrups (11.6%)
• Confectionary and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars (8.7%) - most are discretionary

In New Zealand, sugar and sweets are seen as the highest contributors (23%) followed by non-alcoholic beverages (16%).