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Spreads

USDA's branded food database lists 59 spreads products; the median has 320 calories, 75.0 g of sugars, 10.0 g of protein and 12 mg of sodium per 100 g.

How spreads products are spread

Half of all spreads products have between 5.3 g and 78.1 g of sugars per 100 g

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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
Calories320320452
Sugars5.3 g75.0 g78.1 g
Protein3.3 g10.0 g10.0 g
Sodium12 mg12 mg170 mg
Saturated fat6.6 g10.0 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*0 of 590%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving0 of 590%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*47 of 5980%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving8 of 5814%

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 spreads products

Every spreads product, A to Z

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

Next questions

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