Food labels and nutrition facts: What do they really mean?
Front-of-package: Fruit-filled. Nutrition Facts panel: 12 g sugars
Although the front of this package says these cookies are “fruit filled,” the high sugar content per serving (in this case, 12 grams of sugars) is a clue they contain more sugar from refined sweeteners than natural sugars from fruit. A check of the ingredients will reveal refined sweeteners, such as organic sugar or corn syrup (the latter of which is likely genetically modified).