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Foods Low in Sugar

15 of 106 foods have no sugar per serving, Beer and Chicken breast among them. All 106 ranked from the lowest, per serving and per 100 g.

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Researched and written with Claude, an AI by Anthropic. Every study is checked against PubMed.

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Foods low in sugar

Per serving, lowest first. No daily amount is set, so bars compare each food with the highest food in this ranking.

Per 100 g, lowest first. No daily amount is set, so bars compare each food with the highest food in this ranking.

Per serving, lowest first. Bars show the share of the EU Reference Intake (90 g a day).

Per 100 g, lowest first. Bars show the share of the EU Reference Intake (90 g a day).

Per 100 kcal: the same calories of each food, for a fair comparison. Bars compare each food with the highest food in this ranking.

Only foods with a measured value are ranked. Herbs and spices are left out: by the teaspoon they are low in almost everything. Servings differ in size, so a food can rank low per serving and high per 100 g. Check both.

  1. 1.BeerBeverages · per 1 can (356 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  2. 2.Chicken breastPoultry and Meats · per 4 oz (113 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  3. 3.Chicken drumstickPoultry and Meats · per 1 drumstick with skin (133 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  4. 4.CodSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  5. 5.CoffeeBeverages · per 1 cup (237 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  6. 6.Farmed Atlantic SalmonSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  7. 7.Green teaBeverages · per 1 cup (245 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  8. 8.Ground beefPoultry and Meats · per 4 oz (113 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  9. 9.Ground lambPoultry and Meats · per 4 oz (113 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  10. 10.HerringSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  11. 11.MackerelSeafood · per 1 fillet (112 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  12. 12.OlivesFruits · per 5 large olives (22 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  13. 13.SardinesSeafood · per 1 can (92 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  14. 14.ScallopsSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  15. 15.ShrimpSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  16. 16.Sesame seedsNuts and Seeds · per 1 tbsp (9 g)0.03 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  17. 17.Cocoa powderMisc · per 1 tbsp (5.4 g)0.09 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  18. 18.EndiveVegetables · per 1 cup (50 g)0.13 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  19. 19.SpinachVegetables · per 1 cup (30 g)0.13 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  20. 20.FlaxseedsNuts and Seeds · per 1 tbsp (10 g)0.16 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  21. 21.EggsEggs and Dairy · per 1 large (50 g)0.19 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  22. 22.WheatGrains · per ¼ cup (48 g)0.2 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  23. 23.KaleVegetables · per 1 cup (21 g)0.21 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  24. 24.BarleyGrains · per ¼ cup (46 g)0.37 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  25. 25.Pumpkin seedsNuts and Seeds · per 1 oz (28 g)0.4 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  1. 1.BeerBeverages0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  2. 2.Chicken breastPoultry and Meats0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  3. 3.Chicken drumstickPoultry and Meats0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  4. 4.CodSeafood0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  5. 5.CoffeeBeverages0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  6. 6.Farmed Atlantic SalmonSeafood0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  7. 7.Green teaBeverages0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  8. 8.Ground beefPoultry and Meats0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  9. 9.Ground lambPoultry and Meats0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  10. 10.HerringSeafood0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  11. 11.MackerelSeafood0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  12. 12.OlivesFruits0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  13. 13.SardinesSeafood0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  14. 14.ScallopsSeafood0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  15. 15.ShrimpSeafood0 g0% of the Reference Intake
  16. 16.EndiveVegetables0.25 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  17. 17.Sesame seedsNuts and Seeds0.3 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  18. 18.Black beansBeans and Legumes0.32 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  19. 19.Kidney beansBeans and Legumes0.32 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  20. 20.Pinto beansBeans and Legumes0.34 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  21. 21.EggsEggs and Dairy0.37 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  22. 22.Navy beansBeans and Legumes0.37 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  23. 23.WheatGrains0.41 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  24. 24.SpinachVegetables0.42 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  25. 25.Red wineBeverages0.62 g<1% of the Reference Intake
  1. 1.BeerBeverages0 g
  2. 2.Chicken breastPoultry and Meats0 g
  3. 3.Chicken drumstickPoultry and Meats0 g
  4. 4.CodSeafood0 g
  5. 5.Farmed Atlantic SalmonSeafood0 g
  6. 6.Ground beefPoultry and Meats0 g
  7. 7.Ground lambPoultry and Meats0 g
  8. 8.HerringSeafood0 g
  9. 9.MackerelSeafood0 g
  10. 10.OlivesFruits0 g
  11. 11.SardinesSeafood0 g
  12. 12.ScallopsSeafood0 g
  13. 13.ShrimpSeafood0 g
  14. 14.Sesame seedsNuts and Seeds0.05 g
  15. 15.WheatGrains0.12 g
  16. 16.BarleyGrains0.23 g
  17. 17.Pinto beansBeans and Legumes0.24 g
  18. 18.Black beansBeans and Legumes0.24 g
  19. 19.Pumpkin seedsNuts and Seeds0.25 g
  20. 20.Kidney beansBeans and Legumes0.25 g
  21. 21.EggsEggs and Dairy0.26 g
  22. 22.Navy beansBeans and Legumes0.26 g
  23. 23.Hemp seedsNuts and Seeds0.27 g
  24. 24.RyeGrains0.29 g
  25. 25.FlaxseedsNuts and Seeds0.29 g

By food group: Fruits low in sugar

Foods high in sugar

What the amounts include

The amounts in this ranking are total sugars. Total sugars include the sugars naturally present in foods such as fruit and milk, the FDA says. There is no Daily Value for total sugars. The Daily Value for added sugars is 50 g a day.

What counts as low in sugar?

US labelling rules define “sugar free” as less than 0.5 g of sugars per serving. They do not define “low sugar”. EU rules do: a solid food may be called low in sugar when it has no more than 5 g of sugars per 100 g.

Sources

  1. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Added Sugars on the Nutrition Facts Label. Current as of 4 Mar 2026. Accessed 11 Nov 2026. https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-facts-label/added-sugars-nutrition-facts-label
  2. Code of Federal Regulations. 21 CFR 101.60: Nutrient content claims for the calorie content of foods. Accessed 11 Nov 2026. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/part-101/section-101.60
  3. European Parliament and Council. Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods, Annex. Accessed 11 Nov 2026. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2006/1924/oj/eng