Seven of the top ten drinks with the highest amount of sugar are ginger beer flavoured beverages, according to data found by Action on Sugar.

The soft drink survey was carried out in May 2014 and products were checked the week commencing June 2.

According to the survey, fizzy drinks containing the highest amount of sugar, measured in teaspoons per 330ml, include:

Old Jamaica ginger beer- 13 tsp

Jammin sparkling ginger beer- 13 tsp

Club Orange- 12 tsp

Barr's original ginger beer- 12 tsp

Waitrose ginger beer- 11 tsp

Marks & Spencer fiery ginger beer- 11 tsp

Sainsbury's fiery ginger beer- 11 tsp

Sainsbury's cloudy lemonade- 11 tsp

Fanta grape flavoured drink- 11 tsp

Tesco fiery lemonade- 11 tsp

Two thirds of ginger beer drinks contain more sugar than Coca Cola- despite results that a typical can of Coca Cola contains as much sugar as three and half Krispy Kreme Donuts, according to Action on Sugar.

Results found Coca Cola contained nine teaspoons of sugar in a 330ml can.

Two thirds of ginger beer drinks contain more sugars than Coca Cola, according to Action on Sugar. Credit: PA

According to data some elderflower sparkling drinks, such as Tesco Finest Grape & Elderflower Spritz containing 10 teaspoons of sugar, were also found to be higher in sugar than a can of Coke.