diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm
index 64e693a326..8936866305 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 	reagent_state = SOLID
 	color = "#FFFFFF" // rgb: 255, 255, 255
 	taste_mult = 1.5 // stop sugar drowning out other flavours
-	nutriment_factor = 10 * REAGENTS_METABOLISM
+	nutriment_factor = 5 * REAGENTS_METABOLISM
 	metabolization_rate = 2 * REAGENTS_METABOLISM
 	overdose_threshold = 200 // Hyperglycaemic shock
 	taste_description = "sweetness"