NoSugarForKids started as a frustration. Every box in the kid-snack aisle claims “low sugar” or “made with real fruit” on the front. Flip it over and the Nutrition Facts panel tells a different story — 10g, 12g, 14g of added sugar per serving in products marketed straight at parents.
So we built a database. Every published product on this site has been read against its actual ingredients statement and Nutrition Facts panel and assigned a simple A-to-E sugar tier. No marketing copy, no influencer paid placements, no Amazon affiliate biasing the ranking. Tier A is sugar-free; Tier E is not recommended for daily eating. Same rubric for every brand.
The site is free and always will be. We earn small affiliate commissions when a parent clicks through to buy at Amazon, Walmart, or Target — that funds the database. Tiers are decided before affiliate links are added; no brand has ever paid for a placement, a tier change, or a review. The full methodology lives here.
Every product gets a tier based on its sugar content per serving.
Tier A: Sugar Free
Less than 0.5g total sugars per serving (FDA definition)
Tier B: Zero Added Sugar
0g added sugars on the nutrition label
Tier C: Low Sugar
3g or less sugars per serving
Tier D: Reduced Sugar
5g or less sugars per serving
Tier E: Not Recommended
More than 5g sugars per serving
Product data comes from the USDA FoodData Central database and is verified against manufacturer nutrition labels. We update our database regularly to ensure accuracy.
Products are organized into categories like bars, fruit snacks, pouches, cereal, yogurt, crackers, drinks, and cookies. Each product is automatically categorized based on its description and can be manually adjusted for accuracy.