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I've just seen this on the American Food & Drugs Administration website:
"Added Sugars
Are the sugars in a jar of honey or a bag of sugar added sugars? If so, what should the total and added sugars declaration look like?
Yes, the sugar in a jar of honey and the sugar in a bag of sugar are added sugars. The definition of added sugars includes sugars that are either added during the processing of foods, or are packaged as such, and include sugars (free, mono- and disaccharides), sugars from syrups and honey, and sugars from concentrated fruit or vegetable juices that are in excess of what would be expected from the same volume of 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice of the same type. The definition excludes fruit or vegetable juice concentrated from 100 percent fruit juice that is sold to consumers (e.g. frozen 100 percent fruit juice concentrate) as well as some sugars found in fruit and vegetable juices, jellies, jams, preserves, and fruit spreads. Please see 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(iii) on page 33980 of the Nutrition Facts Label Final Rule for the definition of “Added Sugars.” For example the total sugars for a serving of honey would be 17 grams (g) and the added sugars declaration would also be 17g.
FDA defined sugars from honey as added sugars in the final rule. The agency has heard concerns from the honey industry about declaring the sugars in a jar of honey as added sugars, including that the sugar in honey is not added to the product. FDA plans to invite further comment in the near future."
So the sugar in jams, jellies, and preserves is NOT added, but the sugar in honey is....Perhaps the FDA would like to call home occasionally from whichever planet they are currently living on.....
"Added Sugars
Are the sugars in a jar of honey or a bag of sugar added sugars? If so, what should the total and added sugars declaration look like?
Yes, the sugar in a jar of honey and the sugar in a bag of sugar are added sugars. The definition of added sugars includes sugars that are either added during the processing of foods, or are packaged as such, and include sugars (free, mono- and disaccharides), sugars from syrups and honey, and sugars from concentrated fruit or vegetable juices that are in excess of what would be expected from the same volume of 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice of the same type. The definition excludes fruit or vegetable juice concentrated from 100 percent fruit juice that is sold to consumers (e.g. frozen 100 percent fruit juice concentrate) as well as some sugars found in fruit and vegetable juices, jellies, jams, preserves, and fruit spreads. Please see 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(iii) on page 33980 of the Nutrition Facts Label Final Rule for the definition of “Added Sugars.” For example the total sugars for a serving of honey would be 17 grams (g) and the added sugars declaration would also be 17g.
FDA defined sugars from honey as added sugars in the final rule. The agency has heard concerns from the honey industry about declaring the sugars in a jar of honey as added sugars, including that the sugar in honey is not added to the product. FDA plans to invite further comment in the near future."
So the sugar in jams, jellies, and preserves is NOT added, but the sugar in honey is....Perhaps the FDA would like to call home occasionally from whichever planet they are currently living on.....
