Fructose

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 fructose

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

• Granola Bar Soft & Chewy · 24 g Score 24 out of 100 Poor
• Protein Peanut butter Dark Chocolate chewy bar Nature Valley Protein · 40 g Score 9 out of 100 Bad
• Sweet & Salty Nut Peanut Chewy Granola Bar Nature Valley · 35 g Score 5 out of 100 Bad
• Chocolate Rice Cakes Quaker · 205 g Score 10 out of 100 Bad
• Apple Cinnamon Rice Cakes Quaker · 185 g (6.53 oz) Score 21 out of 100 Poor
• Caramel rice cakes Quaker · 6.5 oz Score 20 out of 100 Poor
• Protein Chewy Bar Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Nature Valley · 1.4 oz bars Score 9 out of 100 Bad
• Chewy Granola Bar Trail Mix Nature Valley Fruit & Nut · 35 g Score 16 out of 100 Bad
• Shin Ramyun Nongshim · 120 g Score 13 out of 100 Bad
• Soft & Chewy Granola Bars Kirkland Signature · 24 g Score 8 out of 100 Bad
• Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Original Kellogg's · 22 g Score 3 out of 100 Bad
• Chewy Granola Bar Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut Almond · 34 g Score 9 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.