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 227 of 310), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Protein Breakthrough Berry BlissBiOptimizers10 g
- Protein Breakthrough Chocolate BlissBiOptimizers4 g
- Protein ChocolateRyno Power5 g
- Protein Chocolate FlavoredJayLab Pro1 g
- Protein Chocolate Peanut ButterShredz2 g
- Protein Cinnamon BunShredz2 g
- Protein Classic Chocolate FlavorSunwarriorno amount
- Protein Classic Plus Chocolate FlavorSunwarriorno amount
- Protein Classic Plus UnflavoredSunwarriorno amount
- Protein Classic Plus Vanilla FlavorSunwarriorno amount
- Protein Classic UnflavoredSunwarriorno amount
- Protein Classic Vanilla FlavorSunwarriorno amount
- Protein Coffee Toasted HazelnutRapid Fire1 g
- Protein Creamer Original BlendRapid Fire1 g
- Protein Creamer Toasted HazelnutRapid Fireno amount
- Protein Decadent ChocolateNatural Factors · off the market2 g
- Protein Devil's CakeBlack Magic3 g
- Protein Energy Mocha CappuccinoON Optimum Nutritionno amount
- Protein Energy Naturally Flavored ChocolateBoomer Nutrition1 g
- Protein Energy Naturally Flavored VanillaBoomer Nutrition3 g
- Protein for Her Caramel MochaFoxyFit2 g
- Protein French VanillaNatural Factors · off the market2 g
- Protein French VanillaBlack Magic3 g
- Protein Ice Acai PomegranateANSI Advanced Nutrient Scienceno amount
- Protein Ice AppleANSI Advanced Nutrient Science Intlno amount
- Protein Ice Blue RaspberryANSI Advanced Nutrient Scienceno amount
- Protein Ice Fruit PunchANSI Advanced Nutrient Scienceno amount
- Protein Ice GrapeANSI Advanced Nutrient Scienceno amount
- Protein Ice Power Shot AppleANSI Advanced Nutrient Scienceno amount
- Protein Ice Power Shot Peach MangoANSI Advanced Nutrient Scienceno amount
- Protein Ice Power Shot WatermelonANSI Advanced Nutrient Scienceno amount
- Protein Ice WatermelonANSI Advanced Nutrient Scienceno amount
- Protein Isolate Chocolate CremeUltimate Nutrition Platinum Series · off the market1 g
- Protein Isolate Vanilla CremeUltimate Nutrition Platinum Series · off the market1 g
- Protein Juice Mixed BerryGNC Live Well · off the market24 g
- Protein Juice Orange CreamGNC Live Well · off the market24 g
- Protein Paks ChocolateBody Fortress1 g
- Protein Paks VanillaBody Fortress1 g
- Protein Pancakes Maple SyrupAbout Time2 g
- Protein Plus ChocolateMET-Rx · off the market1 g
- Protein Plus Powder ChocolateMET-Rx · off the market3 g
- Protein Plus Powder VanillaMET-Rx · off the market2 g
- Protein Plus VanillaMET-Rx · off the market1 g
- Protein Revolution ChocolateMET-Rx14 g
- Protein Revolution VanillaMET-Rx14 g
- Protein Shake Cereal MilkGHOSTno amount
- Protein Shake ChocolateBody Fortress2 g
- Protein Shake Mix Chocolate FlavorArbonne Essentials · off the market9 g
- Protein Shake Mix Cinnamon Roll FlavorArbonne Essentials · off the market7 g
- Protein Shake Mix Vanilla FlavorArbonne Essentials · off the market9 g