Free Sugar Limit Calculator
Free Sugar Limit Calculator
Free sugars include honey, syrups, fruit juice and sugar added to recipes. Turn a percent of your calories into grams.
Result
Enter the values and press Calculate. Numbers outside the allowed range produce no result.
How is it calculated?
Sugar provides 4 kcal/g. At 2000 kcal the 10% limit is 50 g and the 5% target is 25 g.
Grams = calories × share ÷ 4
Reference table
| Calories | 10% | 5% |
|---|---|---|
| 1600 | 40 g | 20 g |
| 2000 | 50 g | 25 g |
| 2400 | 60 g | 30 g |
How should you read the result?
Sugar inside whole fruit can sit outside this limit. Diabetes care is planned separately from this percentage.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams of sugar per day?
The upper limit for free sugars is about 10% of calories: 50 g at 2000 kcal.
Does fruit count?
Whole fruit is usually not counted as free sugar. Juice and added sugar are.
Do non-sugar sweeteners count?
They are not sugar, so they are not in this gram count. Their safety debate is outside this tool.
What is the difference between 5% and 10%?
10% is the strong recommendation. 5% is a conditional target for further dental benefit.