Aim to keep calories from added sugars to less than 10% of total calories per day which if you consume a 2,000 calories daily diet that is 200 calories or 50 grams of added sugars per day.
Total carbohydrates includes dietary fiber and total sugars already so you don’t need to count them separately. The total sugars breaks down again to show you what the ratio of added vs natural is. In this example, we can see that 10 out of the 12 grams of total sugars were “Added” which means there was some form of sugar added while making this product. They do not included naturally occurring sugars that are found in milk, fruits and vegetables. Aim to keep calories from added sugars to less than 10% of total calories per day which if you consume a 2,000 calories daily diet that is 200 calories or 50 grams of added sugars per day.