Kids' drink label checker
Scan the bar code, snap the label, or type the numbers. We turn them into teaspoons and flag the sweeteners hiding in the ingredient list.
Written from AAP, federal and National Academies guidance and checked against each source. Medical review by a pediatric registered dietitian is in progress. Updated November 2026.
Pick the easiest way in
Sugar in teaspoons
Find Nutrition Facts on the label. Use the line that says Includes Added Sugars. Every 4 grams is about 1 teaspoon.
Ingredient decoder
Scanning fills this in when it can. Or copy the ingredient list from the label and paste it here. We'll flag added sugars, low-calorie sweeteners, caffeine and acids.
Privacy: typing numbers stays in your browser. A bar code scan sends only the bar code number to Open Food Facts, a public product database. A label photo goes to an AI model to be read, is not stored by us, and is deleted after the reply. The database is filled in by volunteers and the AI can misread, so always check the numbers against the label in your hand.
How the daily limits work
- Under 2: no added sugar.4
- Ages 2 to 18: less than 25 g (about 6 teaspoons) of added sugar for the whole day, from all foods and drinks, per the American Heart Association.4
- Through age 10: the 2025 to 2030 Dietary Guidelines say no amount of added sugar is recommended.2
Reading a label in three steps
- Check the serving size. A 20 oz bottle is often 2 or more servings.
- Find Includes Added Sugars, divide by 4, and you have teaspoons.
- Scan the ingredients. They're listed from most to least by weight, so sugar near the top means a lot of it.
Want the long version? Hidden sugar in kids' drinks shows common drinks side by side, and our drink guide answers "is this OK for my kid?" one drink at a time.