How just a TABLESPOON of Britain's best loved pancake options contains as much ... trends now
Nothing beats tucking into a batch of freshly made pancakes drenched in maple syrup.
But experts are today warning that your Pancake Day feast could blow your entire recommended sugar intake in a matter of mouthfuls.
Toppings sold in British shops can contain as much sugar in one tablespoon as an entire doughnut, MailOnline can reveal.
Rowse Original Squeezy Honey, with a whopping 12.1g of sugar in one serving, was the worst offender.
Two and a half servings would see you exceed the NHS guidelines on sugar.
But experts are today warning that your Pancake Day feast could blow your entire recommended sugar intake in a matter of mouthfuls
Adults shouldn't have more than 30g of free sugar each day, which equals roughly seven sugar cubes, according to the NHS.
The daily recommended sugar intake for children aged seven to 10 is just 24g - which would mean just one tablespoon of Rowse honey is more than half of their allowance.
And for children aged four to six it's even lower, at just 19g a day.
Free sugars are any which are added to food or drink, rather than those that occur naturally.
MailOnline's audit found many of Britain's other best loved pancake toppings also have eye-watering sugar contents.
Our analysis looked at toppings sold online at various supermarkets, including Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda and Ocado.
Lyle's Squeezy Golden Syrup has 11.6g of sugar in every spoonful, with the brand's butterscotch syrup having the same amount.
Squeezy sauce favourite Askeys also has some of the highest levels, with 11.3g per every tablespoon of its strawberry sauce.
And its toffee sauce has 10.9g, while its chocolate sauce contains 10g.
Another sugary sauce culprit is Jude's Maple Sauce - which has 10.5g of sugar per tablespoon.
Other high-sugar toppings include Snickers Dessert Sauce (9.25g), Hartley's Smooth Strawberry Jam (9.2g) , Buckwud Maple Syrup (9.15g) and Nutella (8.4g).
Sugars also occur naturally in foods such as fruit, vegetables and milk, but officials don't tell people to cut down on these types of sugars.
This is because they are found in foods that make up a healthy diet and are less likely to cause tooth decay than added sugar.
However the NHS warns that all sugar is bad in high doses.
And natural sugars are included in the total sugar content on food product packaging.
Professor Gunter Kuhnle, an expert in nutrition at the University of Reading, warned that roughly two or three tablespoons of toppings would meet your daily allowance.
But he said the question of whether sugar is 'good' or not is actually a difficult one.
'Physiologically, it (sugar) is not really needed and it can have all sorts of adverse effects, from increasing the risk of dental caries to causing blood sugar spikes and making it easier to
