Fun fact! Use of added sugar (from cane and beets) peaked in 1972 at 102 pounds per person for the year. Read more!
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Use of added sugar (from cane and beets) peaked in 1972 at 102 pounds per person for the year, eventually declining to a low of 60 pounds per person in 1986. In 2020, Americans consumed 69.0 pounds of refined sugar per person per year.
Source: https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/grains-oilseeds/sugarcane-profile