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Surprisingly, much of the sugar we ingest daily isn’t even perceptible to our taste buds. On average, Americans consume about 77 grams of added sugar each day—equivalent to roughly 60 pounds annually. However, humans only taste a fraction of that, roughly 15 grams or about 20%. The remaining 80% of sugar is processed silently by our bodies, highlighting a disconnect between perception and actual intake.