How much sugar is in Oreo?

Across the 44+ Oreo sandwich cookies in our database, average added sugar is 13.9g per serving. None of the variants meet our Tier D threshold (≤5g added sugar per serving) for kids snacks.

Is Oreo healthy for kids?

Not by added-sugar standards. The American Heart Association recommends that 4-8 year olds get no more than 25g of added sugar per day total — a single serving of most Oreo sandwich cookies accounts for a substantial share of that daily limit. We don't publish Oreo in our low-sugar catalog for kids.

What's a low-sugar alternative to Oreo?

Browse our sortable lists of low-sugar sandwich cookies for kids — every option ranked by added sugar with full ingredient data. The top picks are zero-added-sugar.

Oreo

Sugar content & low-sugar alternatives for kids

Oreo is Mondelez's chocolate sandwich cookie — the one that ends up in the lunchbox, the goodie bag, and the birthday-party dessert table. Across the 44 Oreo variants we reviewed, the ones that report added sugar average 14g per serving: a standard three-cookie serving is 14g, and Cakesters and the filled wafers push past 29g. That's more than half the 25g of added sugar the American Heart Association allows a 4–8 year old in an entire day, in a snack most kids finish in under a minute. Nothing in the lineup lands under our Tier D threshold (≤5g added sugar per serving), so no Oreo product is published in our low-sugar catalog.

Why Oreo isn't in our published catalog

We reviewed 44+ Oreo sandwich cookies from USDA and OpenFoodFacts data. Average added sugar is 13.9g per serving. None met our Tier D threshold (≤5g added sugar per serving), so the full lineup was archived from the published catalog. The page below routes to actually-low-sugar alternatives in the same format.

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Frequently asked questions

How much sugar is in Oreo?: Across the 44+ Oreo sandwich cookies in our database, average added sugar is 13.9g per serving. None of the variants meet our Tier D threshold (≤5g added sugar per serving) for kids snacks.
Is Oreo healthy for kids?: Not by added-sugar standards. The American Heart Association recommends that 4-8 year olds get no more than 25g of added sugar per day total — a single serving of most Oreo sandwich cookies accounts for a substantial share of that daily limit. We don't publish Oreo in our low-sugar catalog for kids.
What's a low-sugar alternative to Oreo?: Browse our sortable lists of low-sugar sandwich cookies for kids — every option ranked by added sugar with full ingredient data. The top picks are zero-added-sugar.