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Brown Sugar

Moderate concern

Brown sugar is sucrose; chemically equivalent to white sugar after digestion (all sugars are low_concern). Concerns are dose-dependent across the whole diet — added sugars contribute to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Found in

32,897 products

What it is

Sucrose with residual or added molasses; chemically nearly identical to white sugar plus minor molasses content.

Sweetener, humectant, flavor.

Why it's flagged

contributes to added-sugar intake; linked to obesity and metabolic disease at high consumption

What regulators actually say

"The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that... calories from added sugars be limited to less than 10 percent of total daily calories."

FDA Added Sugars — fda.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS sweetener; counted as 'added sugars' on Nutrition Facts label

European Union — EFSA

Permitted sweetener

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