Genesis R&D Manual
RACC Sugars and Sweets
Product category | Reference amount | Label statement |
Sugars and Sweets |
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Baking candies (e.g., chips) | 15 g | _ piece(s) (_ g) for large pieces; _ tbsp(s) (_ g) for small pieces; 1/2 oz (14 g/visual unit of measure) for bulk products |
After-dinner confectionaries | 10 g | _ piece(s) (_ g) |
Hard candies, breath mints | 2 g | _ piece(s) (_ g) |
Hard candies, roll-type, minisize in dispenser packages | 5 g | _ piece(s) (_ g) |
Hard candies, others; powdered candies, liquid candies | 15 mL for liquid candies; 15 g for all others | _ piece(s) (_ g) for large pieces; _ tbsp(s) (_ g) for "mini-size" candies measurable by tablespoon; _ straw(s) (_ g) for powdered candies; _ wax bottle(s) (_ mL) for liquid candies; ½ oz (14 g/visual unit of measure) for bulk products |
All other candies | 30 g | _ piece(s) (_ g); 1 ½ oz (42 g/visual unit of measure) for bulk products |
Confectioner's sugar | 30 g | _ cup (_ g) |
Honey, jams, jellies, fruit butter, molasses, fruit pastes, fruit chutneys | 1 tbsp | 1 tbsp (_ g); 1 tbsp (15 mL) |
Marshmallows | 30 g | _ cup(s) (_ g) for small pieces; _ piece(s) (_ g) for large pieces |
Sugar | 4 g | _ tsp (_ g) ; _ piece(s) (_ g) for discrete pieces (e.g., sugar cubes, individually packaged products) |
Sugar substitutes | An amount equivalent to one reference amount for sugar in sweetness | _ tsp(s) (_ g) for solids; _ drop(s) (_ g) for liquid; _ piece(s) (_ g) (e.g., individually packaged products) |
Syrups | 30 mL for all syrups | 2 tbsp (30 mL) |