How NoSugarForKids rates and categorizes kids snacks. Every product on this site is scored against the same rubric, using the same data sources.
Products are sorted into five tiers based on sugar per serving. Thresholds align with FDA labeling rules where applicable.
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
Tier A uses the FDA “sugar free” threshold (less than 0.5g total sugar per serving). Tier B requires a confirmed 0g added sugar claim on the nutrition label. Tiers C-E are assigned by added sugar per serving when available, with total sugar as an upper bound when the added-sugar field is missing.
The catalog is refreshed weekly. Nutrition values are verified against the source-of-truth at ingest and re-verified quarterly. When a manufacturer changes a formulation, we re-ingest the full record and re-run the tier classifier.
Each product is classified by an automated rubric (tier = f(added sugar per serving)). Edge cases — products with high natural sugar (e.g. fruit pouches, 100% juice), or those sweetened with stevia, erythritol, or monk fruit — are hand-reviewed before publication. The tier assigned to a product does not change based on brand, popularity, or commercial relationship.
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