We want to help our customers to understand what is in the items they eat and use. Our Nutrition Strategist and team are tackling one category of items at a time, helping to determine which products are higher in added sugar and lower in added sugar, simplifying your purchasing decisions in our stores and online.
Calories Coming from Added Sugar
Finding the percentage of calories coming from added sugars.
- We calculate every product at the shelf to help learn more about how many calories are coming from Added Sugars in a serving size.
The Categories We Have Done so Far
| Categories | Sugar Percentage |
|---|---|
| Cold Cereal | 25% |
| Pasta Sauce | 25% |
| Condiments | 60% – Condiments & BBQ Sauce 25% – Mustard |
| Salad Dressings | 25% |
| Diet & Nutrition | 25% |
| Hot Breakfast | 25% |
| Baby Food | 25% |
| Shelf Stable Milk | 25% |
| Sports Beverages | 60% |
| Yogurt | 25% |
“Higher in Added Sugar”
Look for the easy-to-identify BLUE shelf tags that are “Higher in Added Sugar”
“Lower in Added Sugar”
We established that all products that contained 5% or less of total calories coming from added sugar. Look for the easy-to-identify GOLD shelf tags to find products that are lower in added sugar.
