Sugar, Sugar Everywhere

Here's a quickie to consider: Have you ever looked at food labels to see what kinds of food contain a sweetener?

I looked through my cupboards, and here's what I found on a few ingredient lists:

Propel water - high fructose corn syrup
Uncle Ben's rice - sugar
Mahatma Saffron rice - sugar
Ortega taco sauce - corn syrup
Ortega fajita seasoning mix - sugar
Publix brand Thousand Island dressing - high fructose corn syrup AND sugar
Wishbone Italian dressing - high fructose corn syrup
Texas Pete cocktail sauce - sugar
Ragu pasta sauce - sugar (9 grams for 1/2 cup)
Dinty Moore beef stew - sugar (in the beef gravy)
Peanut butter - sugar
Kraft Ranch dressing - sugar

In all fairness, I add a little sugar to certain homemade items. A bit of sugar in a tomato-based soup or sauce will cut the acidic tomato taste. But extra sweetener in Italian dressing? Really?