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THE SCOOP ON NATUR AL VS ADDED There are two types of sugar: natural and added. Let's get the scoop on these two types of sugar.

What is Natural Sugar? What is ? Natural sugar is the sugar found in Added sugar is sugar or any type of and dairy products. The fruit sugar is sweetener that is added to and called and the dairy sugar is . It is added when the foods and called . Fruit and dairy products are drinks are made. For example, sugar is important to have in a . The added to and other sweets, breads, natural in these foods are healthy cereals, energy bars, ketchup, salad for your body. dressing and pasta sauces. Below are other Fruit and 100% Milk and Dairy common names for sugar found on Fruit Products ingredient lists. Try to avoid these added sugars: Anhydrous dextrose Invert sugar Lactose Cane juice Liquid fructose Confectioner's sugar Did you know? Corn sweetener 4 grams of sugar = 1 teaspoon of sugar Crystal dextrose (e.g., peach (or 1 sugar ) Dextrose or pear ) To lower your chance of chronic diseases Evaporated corn Raw sugar like type 2 diabetes and heart disease, try to sweetener limit the added sugar you eat and . Fructose Sugar can juice Fruit nectar For men, try to have 9 teaspoons or less Turbinado sugar each day. High-fructose corn White granulated For women, try to have 6 teaspoons or syrup (HFCS) sugar less each day. M A Y 2 0 2 1

Reading the Nutrition Facts Label

How much natural vs added sugar is in this low-fat flavored milk? How to find sugar on the label:

On the Nutrition Facts label look for "Added Sugar."

Find the grams of added sugar in one serving, (next to "Added Sugars"). There are 32 grams of added sugar in one serving of this low-fat flavored milk.

Look at the % Daily Value (%DV) next to "Added Sugar." Choose foods LOW in Added Sugars. Look for a %DV closer to 5% or less on the Nutrition Facts label. This item is high in added sugar because the %DV is above 20%.

Check the ingredients list for added sugar (see ingredients on page 1).

Ingredients: low fat milk, nonfat milk, liquid Use the label to calculate the amount of sugar (sugar, water), less than 1% of cocoa natural sugar from the milk (lactose) by (processed with alkali), carrageenan, guar gum, salt, potassium chloride, natural subtracting added sugar from total sugar: flavor, vitamin A palmitate, Vitamin D.

Total Sugar - Added Sugar = Natural Sugar 52 grams Total Sugar - 32 grams Added Sugar = 20 grams Natural Sugar

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