FDA Issues Supplemental Response on the Labeling of D-tagatose on the Nutrition Facts Label
D-tagatose must be declared as an added sugar on the Nutrition Facts label, but it contains fewer calories than sucrose or table sugar.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a supplemental response to the citizen petition dated April 18, 2018, from Bonumose, Inc., regarding the percent Daily Value (%DV) declaration for added sugars for products containing D-tagatose. D-tagatose must be declared as an added sugar on the Nutrition Facts label, but it contains fewer calories than sucrose or table sugar.
The FDA’s original response, issued May 18, 2022, indicated that the agency would not object to the use of 1.5 calories per gram (kcal/g) for D-tagatose when determining “Calories” on the Nutrition Facts label.