Food ingredient · Sweetener (sugar)
Refiners syrup
A sugar syrup from refining (golden syrup).
- Added sugar or syrup
- Industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate
- Refined sugar or syrup
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A regulatory warning or restriction somewhere, or strong evidence of harm at typical intake. The concern level sets how many points refiners syrup costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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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 refiners syrup
28 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list refiners syrup. The 12 most scanned:
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Wheat Thins original Nabisco · 8.5 oz Score 31 out of 100 Poor -
Wheat Thins hint of salt Nabisco · 8.5 oz (240 g) Score 41 out of 100 Okay -
Wheat Thins original Nabisco · 14 oz Score 31 out of 100 Poor -
Wheat Thins reduced fat Nabisco · 12.5 oz Score 31 out of 100 Poor -
100% Whole Grain Wheat Thins original Nabisco · 20 oz Score 31 out of 100 Poor -
Wheat Thins sundried tomato & basil Nabisco · 250 g Score 21 out of 100 Poor -
Nabisco original snack crackers gram whole grain Nabisco · 1.13 kg Score 31 out of 100 Poor -
100% Whole Wheat Bread LF Score 25 out of 100 Poor -
Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Chocolate Chip Kodiak · 18 oz Score 9 out of 100 Bad -
Wheat Thins Reduced Fat Mondelez · 8 oz (226 g) Score 31 out of 100 Poor -
Spicy Sweet Chili Wheat Thins Score 18 out of 100 Bad -
Premium crackers whole grain 1x16.96 oz Nabisco · 481 g Score 62 out of 100 Good
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.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (6)
- refiners syrup
- refinery syrup
- refiner s syrup
- partially inverted refiners syrup
- partially inverted refiner s syrup
- golden syrup partially inverted refiners syrup
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu