Its high fruit sugar content is absorbed by the body more slowly than white sugar, and does not need insulin to break it down.

Citric acid from the oranges, plus the high sugar content, thins the enamel to reveal more of the dentine.

What's left over, the dry remnants of the cane minus its sugar content, is called bagasse.

The pressure should be on manufacturers to reduce sugar content in food.

Some bestselling yoghurts may be sold in smaller pots or have their sugar content cut as the health watchdog tries to tackle the obesity epidemic.