Category: Nutrition Labels

The consumer should know that the sugar listed in the nutrition facts label includes naturally occurring sugars (in fruit and milk ) and also those added to the food and drink. So the consumers must check the ingredient list for the specifics on added sugar.

Yes, the food contains trans fat, but less than 0.5 g per serving. On eating more than on serving you would reach your daily limit of trans fat.

Sugars do not have % daily values. Sometimes the label also has trans fat and protein added to this list.

It is important to check whether the food product contains any allergens. It is also mandated for the manufacturers to state if the food products contain any ingredients that are derived from the eight major allergenic foods: milk, egg, fish, crustacean shell fish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.

It helps you limit some nutrients like saturated and trans fat, cholesterol and sodium that may increase the risk of certain chronic diseases in your body. It also helps you get enough essential nutrients

No, these values are recommendations and not specific prescription for good health or proper eating. To meet to the specific health needs, it is recommended to consult a dietician.

The section provides you with the information of how much amount of calories are present in one serving of food. It also includes the fat calories present in the food separately.

The person should have less than 65 g from fat; less than 20 g from saturated fat; at least 275 g from carbohydrates; 50 g from protein; 2300 mg from sodium; 25 mg of dietary fibre; 20 mg of vitamin D; 18 mg of iron; 4700 mg of potassium.

If the daily value is 5% or less then the contribution of that particular nutrient is less. If the daily value is 20% or more then the nutrient contributes a lot

FDA uses the 2000 calorie figure on the label to indicate the percent daily value because most of the Americans will have a daily caloric intake in that approximate range. And based upon this 2000 calorie diet the amount of other nutrients to be consumed are put forth.

No, it is not necessary for the food that is fat free to be calorie free.

This section tells you how much a food contributes to your total recommended intake of a given nutrient.

A nutrition label has 5 sections that include the serving size, amounts of calories, percent(%) daily value and the nutrient list

The serving section shows how many servings are there in the package and how big the serving is. Serving sizes are usually given in familiar measurements like cups , pieces.

You should remember that all the information (calories, sodium), on the label is based upon one serving of the food. And a package of food often contains more than one serving. So consuming more than a serving, will add on the calories and other nutrients percentage accordingly