Nutrient Composition – How to Understand a Nutrition Label

nutrient-composition

The math on the carbohydrates section doesn’t seem to add up… how to decipher this section of the label?

Pepsi nutrition label

Best Answer

Carbohydrates and added sugars have different Daily Values (DVs). The DV for added sugars is 50 grams, 69g is 138% of 50g, so 138% of the recommended DV. The recommended DV for carbohydrates is 275g per day, and 69g is 25% of the carbohydrate DV.