GetFoodFacts

Manufacturer category

Drink Mixes

USDA's branded food database lists 3,705 drink mixes products; the median has 375 calories, 50.0 g of sugars, 0 g of protein and 250 mg of sodium per 100 g.

Products as manufacturers categorize them when they submit to USDA.

How drink mixes products are spread

Half of all drink mixes products have between 8.3 g and 71.8 g of sugars per 100 g

Sugar per 100 g across drink mixes products0 g95 gmedian 50 gSugar per 100 g across drink mixes products0 g95 gmedian 50 gSugar per 100 g across drink mixes products0 g95 gmedian 50 gSugar per 100 g across drink mixes products0 g95 gmedian 50 gSugar per 100 g across drink mixes products0 g95 gmedian 50 gSugar per 100 g across drink mixes products0 g95 gmedian 50 gSugar per 100 g across drink mixes products0 g95 gmedian 50 gSugar per 100 g across drink mixes products0 g95 gmedian 50 gSugar per 100 g across drink mixes products0 g95 gmedian 50 g
Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories286375407
Sugars8.3 g50.0 g71.8 g
Protein0 g0 g6.7 g
Sodium0 mg250 mg757 mg
Fiber0 g2.2 g6.7 g
Saturated fat0 g1.8 g10.0 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*231 of 3,7056%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving42 of 2,5302%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving172 of 3,6825%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*1,933 of 3,69052%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving681 of 3,47320%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most drink mixes products

BrandProducts
Swiss Miss149
Great Value92
Crystal Light61
Gatorade59
Meijer51
Wyler's48
Lipton46
Kool-aid46

Every drink mixes product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

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