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A&W nutrition facts

USDA's branded food database lists 21 A&W products from Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. in 4 categories; the most are soda (14). Of the 16 with a measured place in their category, 9 have less sugar per 100 g than the category's median and 2 less sodium. Below, the brand's median per 100 g beside each category's median, then each product's place in its category.

A&W against each category

Category	Products	Sugars, brand / all	Sodium, brand / all	Protein, brand / all
Soda	14	12.2 g vs 10.6 g	23 vs 10 mg	0 g vs 0 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; medians computed by GetFoodFacts over the brand's products in each category with 5 or more of them.

A&W products and their place in each category

Per 100 g; in brackets, the share of the product's category with less
Product	Category	Calories	Sugars	Sodium
Dessert Topper Syrup, Root Beer Float	Baking Decorations and Dessert Toppings	310	35.7 g (21%)	131 mg (83%)
Root Beer Candy Twists	Candy	350	40.0 g (8%)	288 mg (92%)
Soft Chewy Twisted Candy Bites	Candy	300	30.0 g (4%)	50 mg (50%)
Cream Soda Flavored On the Go Drink Mix Packets	Drink Mixes	250	0 g (0%)	0 mg (0%)
Root Beer	Drink Mixes	417	n/a	0 mg (0%)
Root Beer Flavored On the Go Drink Mix Packets	Drink Mixes	400	0 g (0%)	0 mg (0%)
Singles To Go! Drink Mix, Cream Soda	Drink Mixes	250	n/a	0 mg (0%)
A&w Root Beer, 16.9 Fl Oz, 6 Count	Soda	46	12.2 g (76%)	23 mg (90%)
A&w, Naturally & Artificially Flavored Soda Made with Aged Vanilla, Root Beer	Soda	50	12.9 g (85%)	23 mg (90%)
Aged Vanilla	Soda	48	12.7 g (82%)	23 mg (90%)
Cream Soda	Soda	48	13.0 g (86%)	20 mg (89%)
Diet Cream Soda	Soda	0	n/a	28 mg (92%)
Diet Root Beer	Soda	0	n/a	32 mg (93%)
Diet Soda, Root Beer	Soda	0	n/a	29 mg (92%)
Root Beer	Soda	3	0.6 g (21%)	23 mg (90%)
Root Beer	Soda	48	13.0 g (86%)	23 mg (90%)
Root Beer	Soda	45	12.1 g (74%)	24 mg (91%)
Root Beer, Aged Vanilla	Soda	48	12.7 g (82%)	23 mg (90%)
Soda, Root Beer	Soda	3	0.6 g (21%)	23 mg (90%)
Ten Flavored Root Beer	Soda	3	0.6 g (21%)	22 mg (90%)
Zero Sugar Root Beer	Soda	0	0 g (0%)	32 mg (93%)

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; the share of each product's category (one product per barcode) with less sugar or sodium per 100 g, computed by GetFoodFacts.

Next questions

Every brand from Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.the company that submits these records, and its other shelf brands
The soda with the least sugarranked per 100 g across every brand in the aisle
The soda with the least sodium
The whole soda aisleevery brand in it, its medians and its leaders
Compare two foods side by sidecalories, sugar, sodium and protein per 100 g and per portion

Sources for this page

USDA FoodData Central: the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation: what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food: the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims: the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov