date:Jun 03, 2014
Per capita availability of caloric sweeteners has dropped more than 20 lbs from its 1999 peak, according to data issued recently by the Economic Research Service of the U.S.D.A.
In commentary accompanying an infographic tracing domestic sweetener supply trends since the mid-1960s, the U.S.D.A. said 138.9 lbs of caloric sweeteners, including cane/beet sugar, corn sweeteners, honey and edible syrups, were available per capita in 2012. The figure was down 14% from the peak figure of 160.9 lbs in 1