Nutrition Policy

Sugar in federal nutrition and food policy

The foundation of our efforts to support and promote sugar in moderation as a safe and useful part of a balanced diet and healthful lifestyle is grounded in the totality of high-quality scientific evidence. Part of our mission is to ensure that federal nutrition and food policy regarding sugar is based on the preponderance of scientific evidence.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

What are the current recommendations for sugar?

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Nutrition Labeling

Since there is nothing added to sugar, bags and boxes of sugar are exempt from bearing a grams of added sugars declaration.

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