sugar
Sugar supplements
Half of the 11,807 sugar supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 2 g or less per serving; the middle half list 1 g to 4 g (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 1,427 products whose only supplement ingredient is sugar list a median of 2 g.
- Products listing it
- 15,45211,807 print an amount; 88 list it inside a blend without an amount
- Median per serving
- 2 gmiddle half 1 g to 4 g
How much sugar do supplements contain?
The median product lists 2 g per serving. One in ten lists 1 g or less, one in ten 7 g or more. The amount printed most often is 1 g (3,258 products).
Products by amount of sugar per serving
11,807 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.
Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (weight).
Which products list the most sugar?
On-market products, per serving, with a plausible amount: the rule leaves out likely entry slips, such as an amount far beyond every other label with no %DV or strength on the label to back it (each product page still shows its own amount, marked).
- Super Mass Gainer Rich ChocolateDymatize70 g
- Anabolic Muscle v2.0 Vanilla ShakeHealthy 'N Fit65 g
- Pre-Load Creatine Complex Fruit PunchON Optimum Nutrition63 g
- Ultragen Cappuccino1st Endurance60 g
- Ultragen Orange Creamsicle1st Endurance60 g
- Ultragen ChocolateFirst Endurance60 g
- Ultragen Tropical PunchFirst Endurance60 g
- Ultragen VanillaFirst Endurance60 g
Have the amounts changed over the years?
Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 3 g; those entered in 2025, 2 g.
| Year | Products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 251 | 3 g |
| 2012 | 522 | 2 g |
| 2013 | 693 | 3 g |
| 2014 | 708 | 3 g |
| 2015 | 644 | 3 g |
| 2016 | 628 | 2 g |
| 2017 | 625 | 2 g |
| 2018 | 594 | 2 g |
| 2019 | 624 | 2 g |
| 2020 | 1,018 | 2 g |
| 2021 | 1,011 | 3 g |
| 2022 | 974 | 2.4 g |
| 2023 | 1,064 | 2 g |
| 2024 | 1,348 | 2 g |
| 2025 | 1,103 | 2 g |
Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.
In which products and brands?
Products listing sugar by DSLD product type
Brands listing it most: Nature's Way (262), Nature's Plus (172), vitafusion (122), GNC Pro Performance (98), Justified Laboratories (94), NutraBio (80), Dymatize (75), Natural Factors (71), MET-Rx (71), OLLY (71).
Every product listing sugar
15,452 products, A to Z by name (page 156 of 310), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Liquid Complete B Advanced FormulaCalifornia Academy of Healthno amount
- Liquid CoQ10NOW · off the marketno amount
- Liquid CoQ10 Natural Orange FlavorNOWno amount
- Liquid Coral Calcium Extra Orange VanillaTrace Minerals Researchno amount
- Liquid Cran-Aloe 100% Inner Fillet Aloe VeraCountry Life Realfood Organics · off the market3 g
- Liquid Eye CareNature's Answer · off the market1.5 g
- Liquid Eye Care Natural Orange And Strawberry FlavorsNature's Answer1.5 g
- Liquid FiberNature's Answer · off the market1 g
- Liquid Fiber Lemon-Lime FlavoredNature's Answer · off the market1 g
- Liquid Fiber Natural Lemon-Lime FlavoredNature's Answer1 g
- Liquid Fiber Sugar Free OrangeNature's Wayno amount
- Liquid FiberXCountry Life · off the market1 g
- Liquid Ginseng ExtractCalifornia Academy of Health · off the market2.5 g
- Liquid Glucosamine Chondroitin Natural Orange FlavorNature's Answer · off the market2 g
- Liquid Glucosamine Chondroitin Orange FlavoredNature's Answer2 g
- Liquid Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSMThe Vitamin Shoppe · off the market2 g
- Liquid Glucosamine Chondroitin With MSM Natural Orange FlavorNature's Answer · off the market2 g
- Liquid Glucosamine Chondroiton Natural Orange FlavorNature's Answer · off the market2 g
- Liquid Hair Skin & NailsNature's Answer1 g
- Liquid Hair Skin & Nails With Biotin, Inositol & CholineNature's Answer · off the market1 g
- Liquid Hyaluronic Acid Mixed Berry FlavorBluebonnet Beautiful Ally1 g
- Liquid Immune Barrier Advanced Formula with Echinacea and Beta GlucanCalifornia Academy of Health4 g
- Liquid IronNatrol4 g
- Liquid IronNOWno amount
- Liquid Iron 18 mg Berry FlavoredNature's Way · off the marketno amount
- Liquid Iron 18 mg Natural Berry FlavorWellesse · off the marketno amount
- Liquid Iron 18 mg Sugar Free Berry FlavoredNature's Way · off the marketno amount
- Liquid Iron 18 mg Zero Sugar Berry FlavoredNature's Wayno amount
- Liquid Iron Apple Cinnamon FlavoredIntegrative Therapeuticsno amount
- Liquid Iron Berry FlavoredWellesse · off the marketno amount
- Liquid Joint ElixirEsmond Natural3.3 g
- Liquid Joint Soother Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM Delicious Fruit Punch FlavorPuritan's Pride1 g
- Liquid Joint Soother With Mobili-Flex AdvancedVitamin World2 g
- Liquid Kid's CompanionNatrol3 g
- Liquid L-Carnitine 1000 mg Fruit Punch FlavorPure Advantagein a blend
- Liquid L-Carnitine 1100 BerryDymatize Nutrition · off the marketno amount
- Liquid L-Carnitine 1100 LemonadeDymatize Nutrition · off the marketno amount
- Liquid L-Carnitine 1100 OrangeDymatize Nutrition · off the marketno amount
- Liquid L-Carnitine 1500 Blue RaspberryALLMAX · off the marketno amount
- Liquid L-Carnitine 1500 Blue RaspberryALLMAX ESSENTIALSno amount
- Liquid L-Carnitine 1500 Fruit PunchALLMAX · off the marketno amount
- Liquid L-Carnitine 1500 Fruit PunchALLMAX ESSENTIALSno amount
- Liquid L-Carnitine Iced Tea with LemonGNC Total Leanno amount
- Liquid L-Carnitine Lemon Splash Iced Tea FlavorBeauty Trimno amount
- Liquid L-Carnitine Wild Cherry FlavorBeauty Trimno amount
- Liquid Liver CleanseGenesis Today · off the market1 g
- Liquid Liver CleanseGT Genesis Today2 g
- Liquid Mag Citrus FlavorBuried Treasure Liquid Nutrients2 g
- Liquid Magnesium 300 mg TangerineTrace Minerals Research · off the market3 g
- Liquid Magnesium 300 mg TangerineTrace Minerals3 g