Understanding food labels
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Food labels, nutrition facts tables, serving size, ingredients, % daily value, nutrition claims.
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Nutrition facts tables
How to use, what is in them, foods that don't have a nutrition facts table.
Serving size
How to use the serving size on nutrition facts tables.
List of ingredients
About list of ingredients on packaged foods, common terms used for some ingredients.
Nutrition claims
Difference between nutrition content claims and health claims.
Nutrients
About nutrients, fats, vitamins on nutrition facts table, on packaged foods.
Nutrient content claims
Meaning of fat-free, no added sugar, low sodium, other nutrient content claims.
Percent daily value
How to calculate % daily value on a nutrition facts table, how to use % daily value.
About food labels
What has to be included on food labels.
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