No added sugar is not the same as zero total sugars

Read the checked example

Barebells’ selected panel lists1g total sugars and0g added sugars. RXBAR’s selected retailer panel lists14g sugars and0g added sugars. A zero-added value therefore does not mean the total-sugars field is zero.

Keep the full label

FDA explains the added-sugars field in relation to total sugars. Read serving size, calories and other label information rather than treating a single front claim as a complete nutritional description.

Avoid a medical inference

We do not calculate a personal sugar allowance or label a bar medically suitable based on that one phrase. No added sugar does not become a weight-loss, blood-glucose or sports-performance promise here.

A useful record to keep

The selected RXBAR retailer panel demonstrates why the two sugar fields matter:14g total sugars can coexist with0g added sugars. This is a label distinction,not our personal nutrition recommendation. A zero-added claim also does not mean the bar has zero calories or that every other nutrient can be ignored.

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• Separate net food grams from protein grams
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