PART E: TRANSLATING THE SCIENCE INTO DIETARY GUIDANCE

Table E-21. Finding Added Sugars on Food Label Ingredient Lists

The ingredient list is usually located under the Nutrition Facts panel or on the side of a food label. Ingredients are listed in order by weight. The ingredient in the greatest amount by weight is listed first and the one in the least amount is listed last. For example, in the ingredient list below, corn syrup is the second ingredient listed and sugar is the third, which means that combined, these two sugars are main ingredients in the apple pie.

Baked Apple Pie

Ingredient list: Apples, corn syrup, sugar, water, modified corn starch, dextrose, brown sugar, sodium alginate, spices, citric acid, salt, dicalcium phosphate. In a pastry consisting of enriched bleached wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil), water, sugar, less than 2 percent of salt, yeast, l-cysteine (dough conditioner), lecithin.

Table of Contents

A. Executive Summary

B. Introduction

C. Methodology

D. Science Base

	Section 1. Aiming To Meet Nutrient Intake Recommendations
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	Tables
	Section 2. Energy
	Section 3. Discretionary Calories
	Section 4. Fats
	Section 5. Carbohydrates
	Section 6. Selected Food Groups
	Section 7. Fluid and Electrolytes
	Section 8. Ethanol
	Section 9. Food Safety
	Section 10. Major Conclusions

F.	Research Recommendations

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