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Sugar-free? Unsweetened? No added sugar? How to decode sugar labels

March 16, 2019

Sugar-free? Unsweetened? No added sugar? How to decode sugar labels - Vegelia - Sunrider products for a healthy lifestyle

Reading labels on packaged foods is an important way to limit the amount of added sugar you eat. Understanding nutrient-content claims, nutrition labels and ingredient lists can help steer you toward healthier food choices.

But label information that pertains to sugars can be confusing. Here’s what you need to know.

NATURAL, ADDED AND “FREE” SUGARS

Not all sugars need to be avoided. Naturally occurring sugars in whole fruit (fructose) and plain milk and yogurt (lactose) come packaged with vitamins, minerals and, in the case of fruit, fibre and antioxidants.

Added and free sugars are the ones to limit. Consuming them in excess is tied to a greater risk of weight gain, obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and dental caries.

Added sugars are used by the food industry (and at home) to add a sweet taste to foods, or to perform other roles such as thickening, texturizing or browning. They go by many different names including brown sugar, cane syrup, honey, brown rice syrup, maltose, dextrose and glucose-fructose.
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