Catalog data
Added sugar in kids snacks: what 2,183 labels show
Data snapshot 2026-11-11 · 2,482 published products from 447 brands · 2,183 with a recorded Added Sugars value. This describes our selected catalog — an editorial database weighted toward lower-sugar options parents ask about — not a market-share survey. Methodology and sources: The Sugar Tier System.
The distribution
Of the 2,183 products with a recorded value, 63% list 0g added sugar on the label. 17% land between 0.1 and 3g per serving, 9% between 3.1 and 5g, and 240 products (11%) exceed 5g — 87 of them exceed 10g in a single labeled serving. The American Heart Association's added-sugar limit for ages 2–18 is 25g per day across all food and drink, so one 10g serving spends 40% of that budget.
Added sugar by category
Categories with at least 15 recorded products. Median and average are grams of added sugar per labeled serving; serving sizes differ by category, so compare within a row's category page rather than across rows.
| Category | Products | Median added | Average added | 0g added share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogurt | 99 | 4g | 6.1g | 40% |
| Cookies & Baked | 147 | 4g | 5.3g | 21% |
| Cereal | 160 | 2.075g | 2.9g | 41% |
| Bars | 209 | 2g | 3.3g | 34% |
| Spreads | 41 | 1.69g | 3.1g | 34% |
| Frozen Snacks | 106 | 1g | 4g | 46% |
| Nuts, Seeds & Beans | 67 | 1g | 2g | 45% |
| Meat Sticks & Jerky | 66 | 0g | 1.2g | 70% |
| Drinks | 84 | 0g | 0.9g | 80% |
| Fruit Snacks | 119 | 0g | 0.6g | 88% |
| Crackers & Chips | 674 | 0g | 0.5g | 72% |
| Pouches | 278 | 0g | 0.4g | 90% |
| Cheese Snacks | 56 | 0g | 0.2g | 88% |
| Seaweed Snacks | 34 | 0g | 0g | 97% |
What stands out
Yogurt is the hardest aisle. It has the highest median added sugar (4g per serving) of any category with 15+ recorded products, and only 40% of its products list 0g added.
Savory categories are structurally safe. Cheese snacks, seaweed, crackers and chips, and unsweetened pouches all show 77–95% of products at 0g added — in those aisles the sugar question is mostly already answered, and sodium becomes the label line to read instead.
Method and exclusions
- Values are grams of added sugar per labeled serving, transcribed from each product's US Nutrition Facts panel or its recorded source; see each product page for its source and label-check date.
- 299 published products have no recorded Added Sugars value and are excluded from every figure above. Missing data is never treated as zero.
- Serving sizes are the manufacturers' labeled servings and differ across products and categories.
- The catalog is editorially curated toward products parents ask about; shares here describe this catalog, not shelf space or sales in any store.
Cite this analysis
NoSugarForKids, “Added Sugar in Kids Snacks: Catalog Data Analysis,” data snapshot 2026-11-11, https://www.nosugarforkids.com/data/kids-snack-sugar. Figures update as the catalog grows; cite the snapshot date shown on the page.