How Much Sugar is in Sprinkles and Are Any Sugar Free?

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How much sugar is in sprinkles and are any sugar free? Sprinkles. They are those bright tiny things we sprinkle on ice cream or on cupcakes when we want to be transported back to being a child. Seriously though does any child not love sprinkles? But exactly how much sugar is in sprinkles and do any sugar free sprinkles exist? This is the question I am going to be answering in this post.

In order to answer this question, I randomly selected 7 sprinkles brands and observed the sugar content of a tablespoon (12g serving). To make the comparison fair I have pro-rated the sugar content to a 12g serving if the brand’s definition of a serving is different. I have also selected both rainbow and chocolate sprinkles (also known as “Jimmy’s”). I also managed to find 7 sugar free sprinkle brands so make sure to read right through to the end to find out all about sugar free sprinkles!

So, let’s dig in, how much sugar is in sprinkles, and do any sugar free sprinkles exist?

How Much Sugar is in Sprinkles?

As a general rule, there are 5g-8g of sugar in a tablespoon (12g) serving of sprinkles. There are sugar free sprinkles available, and they tend to be sweetened with erythritol and/or stevia.

1. Judee’s Chocolate Sprinkles 2 lbs.- 8g of Sugar

The joint highest sugar sprinkles I came across in my study were from Judee’s. There are 8g of sugar in a 12g tablespoon serving.

2. Chef’s Quality Chocolate Sprinkles – 8g of Sugar

Chef’s Quality chocolate sprinkles also contain 8g of sugar per 12g tablespoon serving.

3. Medley Hills Farm Rainbow – 7g of Sugar

Medley Hills rainbow sprinkles are slightly lower in sugar at 7g of sugar per tablespoon serving.

4. Supernatural Rainbow Softies Natural Sprinkles – 6.6g of Sugar

Supernatural Rainbow Softies sprinkles do not contain any artificial dyes and are gluten-free and vegan. There are 6.6g of sugar in a 12g tablespoons serving.

Remember that just because a sprinkles brand is natural and artificial dye free doesn’t mean they are sugar-free.

5. 365 by Whole Foods Market Sprinkles Rainbow – 6g of Sugar

Whole Foods Market’s 365 rainbow sprinkles have a similar sugar content at 6g of sugar per 12g tablespoon serving.

6. Bakers Choice Chocolate Sprinkles – 5.6g of Sugar

Baked Choice chocolate sprinkles contain 5.6g of sugar per serving. I did question if chocolate sprinkles are always higher in sugar than rainbow sprinkles, especially since two of the chocolate sprinkle entries contain 8g of sugar per serving. However, the fact that Bakers Choice chocolate sprinkles contain 5.6g of sugar per serving shows that chocolate sprinkles are not necessarily higher in sugar when compared to rainbow sprinkles.

7. Hoosier Hill Farm Rainbow Sprinkles – 5g of Sugar

Finally, Hoosier Hill Farm rainbow sprinkles contain 5g of sugar per tablespoon serving.

Regular Sprinkles Sugar Content

As a general rule, it seems safe to conclude that sprinkles contain 5g-8g of sugar per tablespoon serving.

Sugar-Free Sprinkles

So now let’s move on to the exciting part – sugar free sprinkles. Yes, you read that correctly – sugar free sprinkles do exist. Both sugar free rainbow and chocolate sprinkles exist.

So, let’s dig in – which sprinkles are sugar free?

8. Good Dees Sugar Free Rainbow Sprinkles – 0g of Sugar

First up are these sugar free rainbow sprinkles from Good Dees. These sprinkles are keto, dye-free, and gluten-free. What’s not to love?

Good Dees sprinkles are sweetened with stevia and erythritol and contain 0g of total sugar per serving. You can find Good Dees sugar free rainbow sprinkles on Amazon here.

9. Good Dees Sugar Free Chocolate Sprinkles – 0g of Sugar

Good Dees also have a chocolate version of their sugar free sprinkles, which can be found on Amazon here.

Just like their rainbow sprinkles they are sweetened with stevia and erythritol.

If you are interested, I also talk about Good Dees in the posts I wrote on:

• 9 of the Best Sugar Free Store-Bought Cake Frostings
• 13 Sugar Free Cookie Mixes You Need To Bake With
• 14 Sugar Free Brownie Mixes You Need In Your Life
• 20 of the Best No Added Sugar Cake Mixes
• Is There a lot of sugar in Scones?

10. Crave Sugar Free Rainbow Sprinkles – 0g of Sugar

Another sugar free sprinkle that is also sweetened with erythritol and stevia comes from Crave. These sugar free rainbow sprinkles from Crave are also keto, low-carb, and gluten-free.

They can be found on Amazon here.

11. Crave Sugar Free Chocolate Sprinkles – 0g of Sugar

Crave also make sugar free chocolate sprinkles which you can find on Amazon here.

12. People’s Keto Chocolate Sprinkles – 0g of Sugar

People’s Keto also makes sugar free sprinkles and they are sweetened with erythritol and stevia. I am noticing a bit of a pattern here.

These chocolate sprinkles from People’s Keto are plant-based, non-GMO, and dye-free. You can find them on Amazon here.

13. People’s Keto Rainbow Sprinkles – 0g of Sugar

People’s Keto rainbow sprinkles are also sweetened with erythritol and stevia and can be found on Amazon here.

14. Nativo Rainbow Sprinkles – 0g of Sugar

Finally, these rainbow sprinkles from Nativo are sweetened with just erythritol (and not stevia). This means if you are looking for erythritol-sweetened sprinkles these may be the ones for you.

You can find Nativo rainbow sprinkles on Amazon here.

Sugar In Sprinkles F&Q

Are Sprinkles High in Sugar?

As a general rule, there are 5g-8g of sugar in a tablespoon (12g) serving of sprinkles.

How Much Sugar is in a Tablespoon of Sprinkles?

As a general rule, there are 5g-8g of sugar in a tablespoon serving of sprinkles.

Do Sugar Free Sprinkles Exist?

Sugar free sprinkles exist. They tend to be sweetened with erythritol and/or stevia.

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How Much Sugar is in Sprinkles and Are Any Sugar Free? – The Final Bite

How much sugar is in Sprinkles and are any sugar-free? What have we learned from the above? Well, I for one, was really surprised that you could find sugar-free sprinkles. I just thought those colorful things were always packed full of pure sugar and colorings. However, there are a whole bunch of sugar-free sprinkles available to buy from grocery stores. Most of these are sweetened with stevia and erythritol. If I had to pick one, I would go with People’s Keto Chocolate sprinkles. They are plant-based, non-GMO, dye-free and sugar free.

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