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Sugar Syrup

Low concern

Sugar syrup is essentially sucrose dissolved in water. It is GRAS and counts as added sugar; AHA recommends limiting added sugar intake due to cardiovascular and metabolic risks.

Found in
793 products

What it is

Aqueous solution of sucrose (and sometimes invert sugar/glucose); simple syrup or industrial sweetener.

Sweetener, humectant, bulking agent, mouthfeel.

Why it's flagged

What regulators actually say

"The American Heart Association recommends a prudent upper limit of intake of no more than 100 calories per day for most American women and no more than 150 calories per day for most American men from added sugars."

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS sweetener; counted as added sugar in labeling.

European Union — EFSA

Permitted food ingredient.

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