Sugar in Applesauce (unsweetened)

How much sugar is in applesauce (unsweetened)?

The selected SR Legacy reference, “Applesauce, canned, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)”, reports 9.39g of total sugar per 100g of edible food. The headline rounds this to one decimal place.

For the source portion labelled “1 cup” (244g), that works out to 22.9g of sugar. This serving amount is calculated from the reported per-100g value.

The same record reports 11.27g of total carbohydrate and 1.1g of fiber per 100g. Total sugar is a separate reported measure; carbohydrate and sugar are not interchangeable numbers.

THE SUGAR BREAKDOWN

What is in the reference?

Reported amounts per 100g of the food described above.

Total sugar

9.39 g

Fructose

5.88 g

Glucose

2.3 g

Sucrose

1.13 g

Of fructose, glucose and sucrose, fructose is the largest reported component in this record, at 5.88g per 100g.

Individual sugars are reported separately. Missing components are not estimated, and their sum may differ from the reported total.

MAKE IT YOUR PORTION

How much are you eating?

Serving reference

Portion weights come from this source record. Sugar per serving is calculated, rather than a separate measurement.

Compare applesauce (unsweetened) with other fruits

These are equal-weight comparisons of the named source foods. Preparation, packing liquids and water content differ between these foods; compare their descriptions and portions as well as the numbers.

Which reference does this page use?

SR Legacy describes the selected food as “Applesauce, canned, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)”. We use this legacy food record as the selected reference, keeping its original food description and reported values.

Open the linked source record for its context. A different variety, ripeness or preparation may have a different composition; we do not average unrelated records into a new value.