Dataform: Added Sugars – Determining Amount Based on Total Sugars Values

Values for Sugars (Total Sugars in the 2016 US label) are still necessary for the Nutrition Facts. In general, sugars that are contained in ingredients used to impart sweetness must be declared as Added Sugars. For ingredients such as liquid sugar, the values for Sugars and Added Sugars are the same. This calculator uses a factor to assist in selecting ingredients with a designated level of sugars. This value (g Sugars/100 g Total Solids) expresses the percentage of Total Solids, or dry matter, that is sugars. Larger numbers are indicative of concentrated sweeteners whose Sugars value may also be used for an Added Sugars value. It is not the purpose of this calculator to point out all ingredients that contain Added Sugars. This calculator is unable to determine if a portion of the Sugars content is Added Sugars. This calculator will help you establish likely candidates that contain Added Sugars. Keep in mind that you can enter Added Sugars values manually directly in the ingredient file or using the Data Form.

Using the New Label Properties Calculator to Determine Ingredient Added Sugars Content

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File. Click the Form button and select Use Data Form.

The Ingredient Data Form appears (see figure below).

Click the Calculate New Label Properties button (A).
In the Select Property window, enter 1 and press the OK button.
The Determine Added Sugars Values window appears.

Set the minimum Sugar Solids value (B) to consider an ingredient to contain Added Sugars and click the Select button (C).
TechWizard Online™ will select all ingredients that meet this requirement (D). Click on any other ingredients to select or deselect from the list. In this example, *Corn Syrup Solids (ICSC) had to be selected manually (E) because it did not meet the minimum sugars solids criteria even though it contains Added Sugars. The ingredient, *Whey Conc (Sweet) had to be de-selected (F) because it meets the criteria but dairy ingredients other than pure lactose are not considered to contain Add Sugars.
Click the Update button (G) to set the Add Sugars value to its Sugars value for any selected ingredient. The Added Sugars values that were established by clicking the Update button are shown in the Modified Value column (H).
Click the Close button (I) when finished. When prompted to keep your updated values select Yes.
Close the Data Form window and select Yes to save your changes.