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Making Sense of Added Sugars Labeling [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Food Insight
October 14, 2016

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Updated: October 10, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that by January 1, 2020, the Nutrition Facts label will display added sugars information in grams per serving and percent Daily Value. The decision to declare added sugars on the revised label is based, in part, on recommendations from the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The DGA and FDA recognize that added sugars can be a part of a healthy eating pattern. The intent of requiring added sugars on the revised label is to assist consumers in maintaining healthful dietary practices by increasing awareness of the amount of added sugars in foods and beverages.

Added sugars information will appear on the revised Nutrition Facts label as “Includes Xg Added Sugars”, which will be indented directly below “Total Sugars.” The indention indicates that added sugars are included in the amount of “Total Sugars” per serving, not in addition to “Total Sugars.” Manufacturers may start providing this information before the final deadline.

Here are some tips on how to navigate sugars information on the revised Nutrition Facts label:

  • Use the “Total Sugars” line to determine the full amount of sugars in a labeled serving. This amount represents naturally-occurring and added sugars.
  • Use the “Includes Xg Added Sugars” line to determine the amount of sugars that have been added.
  • For more information and a quick example of how to use the revised Nutrition Facts label, check out the below infographic.

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