Dextrose

What the evidence says

• Added sugarStrong evidence

  An added sugar. WHO strongly recommends keeping free sugars below 10% of energy; US guidelines say no amount of added sugars is recommended for a healthy diet. EFSA calls sugar a known cause of tooth decay and links sugary drinks to obesity and type 2 diabetes. [1][2][3]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list dextrose

1,147 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list dextrose. The 12 most scanned:

• GARDEN SALSA FLAVORED Sun Chips Sun Chips Score 18 out of 100 Bad
• Nacho Cheese Flavored Doritos Doritos · 9.25 oz (262.2 g) Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Baked Original Lay's Score 27 out of 100 Poor
• Nacho Cheese Doritos · 1 oz (28.3 g) Score 22 out of 100 Poor
• Fit Crunch Chocolate Peanut Butter Chef Robert Irvine's · 1.62 oz (46 g) Score 21 out of 100 Poor
• Caramel Cashew Barebells · 1.94 oz (55 g) Score 30 out of 100 Poor
• Iodized Salt Morton · 26 oz Score 49 out of 100 Okay
• Doubleshot Energy Energy Coffee Beverage Starbucks · 15 oz Score 12 out of 100 Bad
• High Protein Baked Bar Chocolate Peanut Butter Robert Irvine's Fit Crunch · 50 g Score 16 out of 100 Bad
• Evaporated Milk / Leche Evaporada Carnation · 354 mL Score 50 out of 100 Okay
• Toasty sandwich crackers Lance · 1.29 oz Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Doritos Cool Ranch Flavored Tortilla Chips Frito Lay · 9.25 oz Score 19 out of 100 Bad

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.