Making Sense of Sugars
What's an Added Sugar?
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32% believe that all
sugars arecarbohydrates
12% believe that all
carbohydrates aresugars
Four fun factsWhile all sugars (e.g., honey) are carbohydrates, not all carbohydrates (e.g., fiber) are sugars.
IFIC Foundation Nutrition Facts Panel Sugars Labeling Consumer Researchhttp://www.foodinsight.org/sugars-labeling-nutrition-panels
Sugars are found naturally in some foods andbeverages or added as ingredients in others.
Whether natural or added, all sugars arebroken down by the body in the same way.
Dietary Guidelines recommend < 10% of yourtotal daily calories come from added sugars.
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Added sugars information will appear onrevised Nutrition Facts labels on orbefore July 26, 2018.
Right now, you can use current labels toidentify sources of added sugars in theIngredients List.
coming soon Revised Nutrition Facts label
Agave SyrupBrown SugarCorn Syrup
DextroseFructose*Glucose*
High-Fructose Corn SyrupHoney
Invert SugarLactose*Maltose*
Malt SugarMaple Syrup
MolassesNectars
Raw SugarSucrose*
SugarWhite Granulated Sugar
Acesulfame PotassiumAdvantameAspartame
Monk Fruit ExtractNeotame
SaccharinStevia Leaf Extract
Sucralose
*Naturally-occurring sugar also found in whole foods
Added Sugars Not Added SugarsLOW-CALORIE SWEETENERS
SUGAR ALCOHOLSErythritol
IsomaltMaltitol
MannitolSorbitolXylitol
Here are some common sources of added sugars, as well as ingredients that are not considered added sugars
What is, what isn't
did you know?
The order of the Ingredients List matters.
The ingredient contributing most to the product weightis listed first. The ingredient contributing the leastweight is listed last.
You can usually locate the Ingredients List near thename of the food’s manufacturer and often below theNutrition Facts label.http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/InteractiveNutritionFactsLabel/factsheets/Whats_On_The_Nutrition_Facts_Label.pdf
What's in a name?The Dietary Guidelines glossary lists added sugars as "syrups andother caloric sweeteners used as a sweetener in other food products."
Added SugarsThe FDA has established the official technical definition for the term"added sugars" that will guide Nutrition Facts labeling.
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-11867/p-1140
https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/resources/2015-2020_Dietary_Guidelines.pdf#page=108
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