Fruit, one of the 5 core food groups, is also one of the most misunderstood. Core means central and the implication is that we all should be eating fruit regularly to stay healthy. However many people, including perfectly healthy people, are concerned about sugar in fruit. Fruit contains naturally occurring sugars, which include glucose and fructose, in varying amounts. If you consult a food composition database you can find the average amount of sugar in different types and varieties of fruit, e.g. apple vs pear, pink lady apple vs Granny Smith apple. The key word here is average because there are multiple other factors that will change the actual amount…