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Weight Control

USDA's branded food database lists 63 weight control products; the median has 58 calories, 5.5 g of sugars, 6.2 g of protein and 65 mg of sodium per 100 g.

How weight control products are spread

Half of all weight control products have between 0.4 g and 13.4 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
Calories5558385
Sugars0.4 g5.5 g13.4 g
Protein3.1 g6.2 g15.0 g
Sodium55 mg65 mg442 mg
Fiber1.5 g1.5 g7.7 g
Saturated fat0.2 g0.5 g1.9 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 630%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving6 of 6310%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving51 of 6381%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*5 of 638%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving0 of 630%

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 weight control products

Every weight control 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