The drink that's worse than Coke

Ginger beer has undergone a major re-brand in the last few years as companies target the middle classes with artisan bottles that boast traditional recipes and botanical ingredients.

But despite its sophisticated image, a shocking new study has revealed that the fiery beverage contains more sugar than any other fizzy drink - even beating Coca-Cola, Daily Mail reports.

The average glass of ginger beer contains a whopping 38.5g of sugar - the equivalent of just over eight teaspoons - according to the research by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open.

A glass of Coke, on the other hand, contains 35g - that's about seven teaspoons.

But ginger beer's cousin, ginger ale, was found to be the fizzy drink with the lowest amount of sugar on average.

A glass contains around 22.9g, according to the findings - but that's still 4.9 teaspoons.

The BMJ's study also revealed that supermarket own-brands contained far less sugar than their branded equivalents, even before any sugar reductions, a project UK supermarket chain Tesco is currently working on.

More than half of all soft drinks exceed the adult's daily recommendation for sugar intake of 30g.

- Daily Mail