Total Carbohydrate Daily Value: 275 g
The FDA Daily Value for total carbohydrate is 275 g for adults and children 4+.
Key facts
- Adults & children 4+
- 275 g
- Ages 1–3
- 150 g
- Pregnant/lactating
- 275 g
- Infants
- 95 g
- On labels until 2020/2021
- 300 g · decreased Source (opens in a new tab)
- Label rounding
- Regulation: 0 below 0.5 g · nearest 1 g above
- 20% DV (high)
- 55 g
- 5% DV (low)
- 13.75 g
Common amounts of total carbohydrate
Per serving, adults and children 4+.
- 10 g is 4%
- 20 g is 7%
- 100 g is 36%
- 200 g is 73%
Total Carbohydrate Daily Value: 150 g
The FDA Daily Value for total carbohydrate is 150 g for children 1–3 years.
- Adults & children 4+
- 275 g
- Ages 1–3
- 150 g
- Pregnant/lactating
- 275 g
- Infants
- 95 g
- Label rounding
- Regulation: 0 below 0.5 g · nearest 1 g above
- 20% DV (high)
- 30 g
- 5% DV (low)
- 7.5 g
Per serving, children 1–3 years.
- 5 g is 3%
- 10 g is 7%
- 20 g is 13%
- 50 g is 33%
- 100 g is 67%
- 200 g is 133%
Total Carbohydrate Daily Value: 275 g
The FDA Daily Value for total carbohydrate is 275 g for pregnant and lactating women.
- Adults & children 4+
- 275 g
- Ages 1–3
- 150 g
- Pregnant/lactating
- 275 g
- Infants
- 95 g
- Label rounding
- Regulation: 0 below 0.5 g · nearest 1 g above
- 20% DV (high)
- 55 g
- 5% DV (low)
- 13.75 g
Per serving, pregnant and lactating women.
- 10 g is 4%
- 20 g is 7%
- 100 g is 36%
- 200 g is 73%
Total Carbohydrate Daily Value: 95 g
The FDA Daily Value for total carbohydrate is 95 g for infants through 12 months.
- Adults & children 4+
- 275 g
- Ages 1–3
- 150 g
- Pregnant/lactating
- 275 g
- Infants
- 95 g
- Label rounding
- Regulation: 0 below 0.5 g · nearest 1 g above
- 20% DV (high)
- 19 g
- 5% DV (low)
- 4.75 g
Per serving, infants through 12 months.
- 10 g is 11%
- 50 g is 53%
- 100 g is 105%
About total carbohydrate
The total carbohydrate Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Total carbohydrate is stated in grams per serving. Its %DV is highlighted, for example in bold type.
Questions about total carbohydrate
What is the FDA Daily Value for total carbohydrate?
The FDA Daily Value for total carbohydrate is 275 g for adults and children 4 years and older. On a Nutrition Facts label, a serving's %DV for total carbohydrate is its amount divided by 275 g, times 100.
How do I work out the %DV for total carbohydrate?
Divide the amount in one serving by 275 g and multiply by 100, then round to the nearest whole percent. For example, 55 g ÷ 275 g × 100 = 20%.
How is total carbohydrate rounded on a Nutrition Facts label?
A statement of the number of grams of total carbohydrate in a serving 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, or if the serving contains less than 0.5 gram, the content may be expressed as zero.
Total Carbohydrate rounding rules
Amount
Total Carbohydrate 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 <1.375 g |
| 1% DV | 1.375 g≤ amount <4.125 g |
| 2% DV | 4.125 g≤ amount <6.875 g |
| 3% DV | 6.875 g≤ amount <9.625 g |
| 4% DV | 9.625 g≤ amount <12.375 g |
| 5% DV | 12.375 g≤ amount <15.125 g |
| 6% DV | 15.125 g≤ amount <17.875 g |
| 7% DV | 17.875 g≤ amount <20.625 g |
| 8% DV | 20.625 g≤ amount <23.375 g |
| 9% DV | 23.375 g≤ amount <26.125 g |
| 10% DV | 26.125 g≤ amount <28.875 g |
| 11% DV | 28.875 g≤ amount <31.625 g |
| 12% DV | 31.625 g≤ amount <34.375 g |
| 13% DV | 34.375 g≤ amount <37.125 g |
| 14% DV | 37.125 g≤ amount <39.875 g |
| 15% DV | 39.875 g≤ amount <42.625 g |
| 16% DV | 42.625 g≤ amount <45.375 g |
| 17% DV | 45.375 g≤ amount <48.125 g |
| 18% DV | 48.125 g≤ amount <50.875 g |
| 19% DV | 50.875 g≤ amount <53.625 g |
| 20% DV | 53.625 g≤ amount <56.375 g |
| 21% DV | 56.375 g≤ amount <59.125 g |
| 22% DV | 59.125 g≤ amount <61.875 g |
| 23% DV | 61.875 g≤ amount <64.625 g |
| 24% DV | 64.625 g≤ amount <67.375 g |
| 25% DV | 67.375 g≤ amount <70.125 g |
| 26% DV | 70.125 g≤ amount <72.875 g |
| 27% DV | 72.875 g≤ amount <75.625 g |
| 28% DV | 75.625 g≤ amount <78.375 g |
| 29% DV | 78.375 g≤ amount <81.125 g |
| 30% DV | 81.125 g≤ amount <83.875 g |
| 31% DV | 83.875 g≤ amount <86.625 g |
| 32% DV | 86.625 g≤ amount <89.375 g |
| 33% DV | 89.375 g≤ amount <92.125 g |
| 34% DV | 92.125 g≤ amount <94.875 g |
| 35% DV | 94.875 g≤ amount <97.625 g |
| 36% DV | 97.625 g≤ amount <100.375 g |
| 37% DV | 100.375 g≤ amount <103.125 g |
| 38% DV | 103.125 g≤ amount <105.875 g |
| 39% DV | 105.875 g≤ amount <108.625 g |
| 40% DV | 108.625 g≤ amount <111.375 g |
| 41% DV | 111.375 g≤ amount <114.125 g |
| 42% DV | 114.125 g≤ amount <116.875 g |
| 43% DV | 116.875 g≤ amount <119.625 g |
| 44% DV | 119.625 g≤ amount <122.375 g |
| 45% DV | 122.375 g≤ amount <125.125 g |
| 46% DV | 125.125 g≤ amount <127.875 g |
| 47% DV | 127.875 g≤ amount <130.625 g |
| 48% DV | 130.625 g≤ amount <133.375 g |
| 49% DV | 133.375 g≤ amount <136.125 g |
| 50% DV | 136.125 g≤ amount <138.875 g |
| 51% DV | 138.875 g≤ amount <141.625 g |
| 52% DV | 141.625 g≤ amount <144.375 g |
| 53% DV | 144.375 g≤ amount <147.125 g |
| 54% DV | 147.125 g≤ amount <149.875 g |
| 55% DV | 149.875 g≤ amount <152.625 g |
| 56% DV | 152.625 g≤ amount <155.375 g |
| 57% DV | 155.375 g≤ amount <158.125 g |
| 58% DV | 158.125 g≤ amount <160.875 g |
| 59% DV | 160.875 g≤ amount <163.625 g |
| 60% DV | 163.625 g≤ amount <166.375 g |
| 61% DV | 166.375 g≤ amount <169.125 g |
| 62% DV | 169.125 g≤ amount <171.875 g |
| 63% DV | 171.875 g≤ amount <174.625 g |
| 64% DV | 174.625 g≤ amount <177.375 g |
| 65% DV | 177.375 g≤ amount <180.125 g |
| 66% DV | 180.125 g≤ amount <182.875 g |
| 67% DV | 182.875 g≤ amount <185.625 g |
| 68% DV | 185.625 g≤ amount <188.375 g |
| 69% DV | 188.375 g≤ amount <191.125 g |
| 70% DV | 191.125 g≤ amount <193.875 g |
| 71% DV | 193.875 g≤ amount <196.625 g |
| 72% DV | 196.625 g≤ amount <199.375 g |
| 73% DV | 199.375 g≤ amount <202.125 g |
| 74% DV | 202.125 g≤ amount <204.875 g |
| 75% DV | 204.875 g≤ amount <207.625 g |
| 76% DV | 207.625 g≤ amount <210.375 g |
| 77% DV | 210.375 g≤ amount <213.125 g |
| 78% DV | 213.125 g≤ amount <215.875 g |
| 79% DV | 215.875 g≤ amount <218.625 g |
| 80% DV | 218.625 g≤ amount <221.375 g |
| 81% DV | 221.375 g≤ amount <224.125 g |
| 82% DV | 224.125 g≤ amount <226.875 g |
| 83% DV | 226.875 g≤ amount <229.625 g |
| 84% DV | 229.625 g≤ amount <232.375 g |
| 85% DV | 232.375 g≤ amount <235.125 g |
| 86% DV | 235.125 g≤ amount <237.875 g |
| 87% DV | 237.875 g≤ amount <240.625 g |
| 88% DV | 240.625 g≤ amount <243.375 g |
| 89% DV | 243.375 g≤ amount <246.125 g |
| 90% DV | 246.125 g≤ amount <248.875 g |
| 91% DV | 248.875 g≤ amount <251.625 g |
| 92% DV | 251.625 g≤ amount <254.375 g |
| 93% DV | 254.375 g≤ amount <257.125 g |
| 94% DV | 257.125 g≤ amount <259.875 g |
| 95% DV | 259.875 g≤ amount <262.625 g |
| 96% DV | 262.625 g≤ amount <265.375 g |
| 97% DV | 265.375 g≤ amount <268.125 g |
| 98% DV | 268.125 g≤ amount <270.875 g |
| 99% DV | 270.875 g≤ amount <273.625 g |
| 100% DV | 273.625 g≤ amount <276.375 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 total carbohydrate Daily Value change for children or pregnancy?
Yes. It is 150 g for children 1 to 3 years, stays 275 g during pregnancy and lactation and is 95 g for infants through 12 months.
How do I find out how much total carbohydrate is in a food?
A Daily Value is a reference target, not a measurement of any particular food. To find the total carbohydrate 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.
- Total Carbohydrate Daily Value: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(9).
- Total Carbohydrate label rounding: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6).
- %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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