Check a label for added sugar
Paste the full ingredients list to highlight common sugar names. To see how much is in a serving, check Added Sugars on the US Nutrition Facts label.
Ingredients
Ingredient clues:common added-sugar names
These are the names this checker highlights, grouped by how they appear on labels. It deliberately leaves ambiguous ingredients such as maltodextrin and juice concentrate unmarked. The list cannot tell you grams per serving.
Syrups
- agave nectar
- agave syrup
- barley malt syrup
- brown rice syrup
- buttered syrup
- cane syrup
- carob syrup
- coconut nectar
- corn syrup
- corn syrup solids
- date syrup
- glucose syrup
- glucose-fructose syrup
- golden syrup
- high-fructose corn syrup
- malt syrup
- maple syrup
- molasses
- oat syrup
- refiner's syrup
- rice syrup
- sorghum syrup
- tapioca syrup
- treacle
Named sugars
- dextrose
- fructose
- glucose
- isoglucose
- maltose
- saccharose
- sucrose
Sounds natural
- cane juice
- cane juice crystals
- coconut palm sugar
- coconut sugar
- date sugar
- dehydrated cane juice
- evaporated cane juice
- honey
Still just sugar
- barbados sugar
- barley malt
- beet sugar
- brown sugar
- cane sugar
- castor sugar
- confectioner's sugar
- corn sweetener
- demerara sugar
- glucose solids
- golden sugar
- grape sugar
- icing sugar
- invert sugar
- muscovado
- palm sugar
- panela
- panocha
- powdered sugar
- raw sugar
- sugar
- turbinado sugar
- yellow sugar
Frequently askedquestions
Everything you need to know about scanning your food with Berry Pure.
How can I tell if a food has added sugar?
Check the ingredient list for sweeteners such as sugar, honey, dextrose and syrups. On a US pack, the Nutrition Facts label also gives grams of Added Sugars per serving. This checker finds common names in the text you paste; it cannot read the amount from an ingredient list.
Why might several sugar names appear on one label?
A food can contain several sweetening ingredients. US ingredient lists name each ingredient in descending order by weight, but the list cannot show their combined sugar grams. Use the Added Sugars line on Nutrition Facts to compare servings.
Is maltodextrin an added sugar?
Not all of it. FDA guidance says the mono- and disaccharide portion of added maltodextrin counts toward Added Sugars. An ingredient list does not reveal that portion, so this checker does not mark the whole ingredient as sugar. Check the US Nutrition Facts line for the product's declared amount.
Does fruit juice concentrate always count?
No. FDA guidance treats juice concentrates differently depending on how they are used and their concentration in the finished food. This checker leaves that phrase unmarked rather than guessing. On a US pack, use the declared Added Sugars amount.
Do honey and maple syrup count?
When honey or maple syrup is added to a food, its sugars count as Added Sugars on US labels. Single-ingredient packs of honey or syrup have special label formatting so they do not imply another sugar was added to them.
Does this checker store what I paste?
No. The ingredient text stays in your browser and is never stored or sent to our analytics. We record only limited checker-usage events, App Store clicks, and optional yes-or-no accuracy feedback.
Sources
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