Added Sugars Daily Value: 50 g
The FDA Daily Value for added sugars is 50 g for adults and children 4+.
Key facts
- Adults & children 4+
- 50 g
- Ages 1–3
- 25 g
- Pregnant/lactating
- 50 g
- Infants
- No Daily Value
- On labels until 2020/2021
- None · new in 2016 Source (opens in a new tab)
- Label rounding
- Regulation: 0 below 0.5 g · nearest 1 g above
- 20% DV (high)
- 10 g
- 5% DV (low)
- 2.5 g
Common amounts of added sugars
Per serving, adults and children 4+.
- 2 g is 4%
- 5 g is 10%
- 20 g is 40%
- 50 g is 100%
Added Sugars Daily Value: 25 g
The FDA Daily Value for added sugars is 25 g for children 1–3 years.
- Adults & children 4+
- 50 g
- Ages 1–3
- 25 g
- Pregnant/lactating
- 50 g
- Infants
- No Daily Value
- Label rounding
- Regulation: 0 below 0.5 g · nearest 1 g above
- 20% DV (high)
- 5 g
- 5% DV (low)
- 1.25 g
Per serving, children 1–3 years.
- 1 g is 4%
- 2 g is 8%
- 10 g is 40%
- 20 g is 80%
Added Sugars Daily Value: 50 g
The FDA Daily Value for added sugars is 50 g for pregnant and lactating women.
- Adults & children 4+
- 50 g
- Ages 1–3
- 25 g
- Pregnant/lactating
- 50 g
- Infants
- No Daily Value
- Label rounding
- Regulation: 0 below 0.5 g · nearest 1 g above
- 20% DV (high)
- 10 g
- 5% DV (low)
- 2.5 g
Per serving, pregnant and lactating women.
- 2 g is 4%
- 5 g is 10%
- 20 g is 40%
- 50 g is 100%
Added Sugars Daily Value: No Daily Value
There is no FDA Daily Value for added sugars for infants through 12 months.
- Adults & children 4+
- 50 g
- Ages 1–3
- 25 g
- Pregnant/lactating
- 50 g
- Infants
- No Daily Value
- Label rounding
- Regulation: 0 below 0.5 g · nearest 1 g above
There is no added sugars Daily Value for infants through 12 months, so a label shows no %DV.
About added sugars
The added sugars Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Added sugars is a required line, indented under Total Sugars as “Includes X g Added Sugars”. A product with less than 1 gram per serving that makes no claim about sweeteners, sugars, added sugars or sugar alcohol may leave it off. Except on the simplified format, the label then says “Not a significant source of added sugars” at the bottom of the nutrient table. Its %DV is highlighted, for example in bold type.
Questions about added sugars
What is the FDA Daily Value for added sugars?
The FDA Daily Value for added sugars is 50 g for adults and children 4 years and older. On a Nutrition Facts label, a serving's %DV for added sugars is its amount divided by 50 g, times 100.
How do I work out the %DV for added sugars?
Divide the amount in one serving by 50 g and multiply by 100, then round to the nearest whole percent. For example, 10 g ÷ 50 g × 100 = 20%.
How are added sugars rounded on a Nutrition Facts label?
It shall be expressed to the nearest gram, except that if a serving contains less than 1 gram, the statement "Contains less than 1 gram" or "less than 1 gram" may be used as an alternative, and if the serving contains less than 0.5 gram, the content may be expressed as zero.
Added Sugars rounding rules
Amount
Added Sugars is declared to the nearest 1g. Measuring finer than that changes nothing on the label.
| Amount range | Rounding rule |
|---|---|
| 0 to <0.5 | declare 0 |
| 0.5 to <1 | Contains less than 1 gram |
| ≥0.5 | nearest 1 g |
% Daily Value
| %DV range | Rounding rule |
|---|---|
| ≥0% DV | Nearest 1% |
Every %DV a label can show
What a serving has to contain for a label to print each figure. The %DV is worked out from the actual amount, before that amount is rounded.
| If the label shows | The serving must contain |
|---|---|
| Nearest 1%≥0% DV | |
| 0% DV | 0 g≤ amount <0.25 g |
| 1% DV | 0.25 g≤ amount <0.75 g |
| 2% DV | 0.75 g≤ amount <1.25 g |
| 3% DV | 1.25 g≤ amount <1.75 g |
| 4% DV | 1.75 g≤ amount <2.25 g |
| 5% DV | 2.25 g≤ amount <2.75 g |
| 6% DV | 2.75 g≤ amount <3.25 g |
| 7% DV | 3.25 g≤ amount <3.75 g |
| 8% DV | 3.75 g≤ amount <4.25 g |
| 9% DV | 4.25 g≤ amount <4.75 g |
| 10% DV | 4.75 g≤ amount <5.25 g |
| 11% DV | 5.25 g≤ amount <5.75 g |
| 12% DV | 5.75 g≤ amount <6.25 g |
| 13% DV | 6.25 g≤ amount <6.75 g |
| 14% DV | 6.75 g≤ amount <7.25 g |
| 15% DV | 7.25 g≤ amount <7.75 g |
| 16% DV | 7.75 g≤ amount <8.25 g |
| 17% DV | 8.25 g≤ amount <8.75 g |
| 18% DV | 8.75 g≤ amount <9.25 g |
| 19% DV | 9.25 g≤ amount <9.75 g |
| 20% DV | 9.75 g≤ amount <10.25 g |
| 21% DV | 10.25 g≤ amount <10.75 g |
| 22% DV | 10.75 g≤ amount <11.25 g |
| 23% DV | 11.25 g≤ amount <11.75 g |
| 24% DV | 11.75 g≤ amount <12.25 g |
| 25% DV | 12.25 g≤ amount <12.75 g |
| 26% DV | 12.75 g≤ amount <13.25 g |
| 27% DV | 13.25 g≤ amount <13.75 g |
| 28% DV | 13.75 g≤ amount <14.25 g |
| 29% DV | 14.25 g≤ amount <14.75 g |
| 30% DV | 14.75 g≤ amount <15.25 g |
| 31% DV | 15.25 g≤ amount <15.75 g |
| 32% DV | 15.75 g≤ amount <16.25 g |
| 33% DV | 16.25 g≤ amount <16.75 g |
| 34% DV | 16.75 g≤ amount <17.25 g |
| 35% DV | 17.25 g≤ amount <17.75 g |
| 36% DV | 17.75 g≤ amount <18.25 g |
| 37% DV | 18.25 g≤ amount <18.75 g |
| 38% DV | 18.75 g≤ amount <19.25 g |
| 39% DV | 19.25 g≤ amount <19.75 g |
| 40% DV | 19.75 g≤ amount <20.25 g |
| 41% DV | 20.25 g≤ amount <20.75 g |
| 42% DV | 20.75 g≤ amount <21.25 g |
| 43% DV | 21.25 g≤ amount <21.75 g |
| 44% DV | 21.75 g≤ amount <22.25 g |
| 45% DV | 22.25 g≤ amount <22.75 g |
| 46% DV | 22.75 g≤ amount <23.25 g |
| 47% DV | 23.25 g≤ amount <23.75 g |
| 48% DV | 23.75 g≤ amount <24.25 g |
| 49% DV | 24.25 g≤ amount <24.75 g |
| 50% DV | 24.75 g≤ amount <25.25 g |
| 51% DV | 25.25 g≤ amount <25.75 g |
| 52% DV | 25.75 g≤ amount <26.25 g |
| 53% DV | 26.25 g≤ amount <26.75 g |
| 54% DV | 26.75 g≤ amount <27.25 g |
| 55% DV | 27.25 g≤ amount <27.75 g |
| 56% DV | 27.75 g≤ amount <28.25 g |
| 57% DV | 28.25 g≤ amount <28.75 g |
| 58% DV | 28.75 g≤ amount <29.25 g |
| 59% DV | 29.25 g≤ amount <29.75 g |
| 60% DV | 29.75 g≤ amount <30.25 g |
| 61% DV | 30.25 g≤ amount <30.75 g |
| 62% DV | 30.75 g≤ amount <31.25 g |
| 63% DV | 31.25 g≤ amount <31.75 g |
| 64% DV | 31.75 g≤ amount <32.25 g |
| 65% DV | 32.25 g≤ amount <32.75 g |
| 66% DV | 32.75 g≤ amount <33.25 g |
| 67% DV | 33.25 g≤ amount <33.75 g |
| 68% DV | 33.75 g≤ amount <34.25 g |
| 69% DV | 34.25 g≤ amount <34.75 g |
| 70% DV | 34.75 g≤ amount <35.25 g |
| 71% DV | 35.25 g≤ amount <35.75 g |
| 72% DV | 35.75 g≤ amount <36.25 g |
| 73% DV | 36.25 g≤ amount <36.75 g |
| 74% DV | 36.75 g≤ amount <37.25 g |
| 75% DV | 37.25 g≤ amount <37.75 g |
| 76% DV | 37.75 g≤ amount <38.25 g |
| 77% DV | 38.25 g≤ amount <38.75 g |
| 78% DV | 38.75 g≤ amount <39.25 g |
| 79% DV | 39.25 g≤ amount <39.75 g |
| 80% DV | 39.75 g≤ amount <40.25 g |
| 81% DV | 40.25 g≤ amount <40.75 g |
| 82% DV | 40.75 g≤ amount <41.25 g |
| 83% DV | 41.25 g≤ amount <41.75 g |
| 84% DV | 41.75 g≤ amount <42.25 g |
| 85% DV | 42.25 g≤ amount <42.75 g |
| 86% DV | 42.75 g≤ amount <43.25 g |
| 87% DV | 43.25 g≤ amount <43.75 g |
| 88% DV | 43.75 g≤ amount <44.25 g |
| 89% DV | 44.25 g≤ amount <44.75 g |
| 90% DV | 44.75 g≤ amount <45.25 g |
| 91% DV | 45.25 g≤ amount <45.75 g |
| 92% DV | 45.75 g≤ amount <46.25 g |
| 93% DV | 46.25 g≤ amount <46.75 g |
| 94% DV | 46.75 g≤ amount <47.25 g |
| 95% DV | 47.25 g≤ amount <47.75 g |
| 96% DV | 47.75 g≤ amount <48.25 g |
| 97% DV | 48.25 g≤ amount <48.75 g |
| 98% DV | 48.75 g≤ amount <49.25 g |
| 99% DV | 49.25 g≤ amount <49.75 g |
| 100% DV | 49.75 g≤ amount <50.25 g |
The rules are FDA's; the inversion is ours. Ranges are inclusive at the low end and exclusive at the high end, because an exact half rounds up.
Does the added sugars Daily Value change for children or pregnancy?
Yes. It is 25 g for children 1 to 3 years and stays 50 g during pregnancy and lactation. There is no added sugars Daily Value for infants through 12 months.
How do I find out how much added sugars is in a food?
A Daily Value is a reference target, not a measurement of any particular food. To find the added sugars content of a specific ingredient or product, look it up in USDA FoodData Central, then use that amount here to see what a label would declare and what %DV it carries.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Daily Values and label rounding: FDA, 21 CFR 101.9, as of 2026-02-12.
- Added Sugars Daily Value: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(9).
- Added Sugars label rounding: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(iii).
- %DV rounding: 21 CFR 101.9(d)(7)(ii).
- Old Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9, April 1, 2016 edition.
- 5% low and 20% high: FDA's consumer page on the lows and highs of %DV.
- Dataset: bm-regulatory US Nutrition Label Rules v17.0.0.
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