10 teaspoons: Amount of added sugar most people should limit their daily diet to, according to the USDA

20 teaspoons: Amount of added sugar the average American consumes per day

11: Percentage of total calories made up of added sugar in the average American’s diet in 1977-78

16: Percentage of total calories made up of added sugar in the average American’s diet in 1998

7: Teaspoons of sugar in 1 serving of candy corn (26 pieces)

9: Teaspoons of sugar in a 12-ounce can of most sodas

Source: http://www.cspinet.org/new/sugar.htm