Food Labels Flashcards
Dietary problems stem from:
Nutritional practices not effectively reaching the public
Many people don’t know what’s in food, even with labels
Americans cite time & pressure demands for poor choices
Caloric surplus/energy expenditure low
Marketing of “quick fix” solutions
Media presents bad information
Nutritional facts label
Required on most packaged foods; updated in 2016 to reflect scientific link between diet and disease
Daily Values (DV)
Relative amount of nutrients based on a diet of 2000 kcal/day
Free
Associated with fat/sugar free; product contains no (or trivial amount of) referred component; <0.5g /serving OR <5 kcal /serving
Low
Can be used if food can be consumed regularly without causing excessive intakes of referred component
Low Calorie
<40 cal /serving
Low Fat
<3g /serving
Low Cholesterol
<20mg / serving
Low Sodium
<140mg /serving
Light
- 1/3 fewer cal OR 1/2 fat
- Sodium content reduced by 50%
- Describes color or property (light brown sugar)
Reduced
25% less of component
Lean
<10g fat, <4.5g sat fat, <95mg cholesterol
Extra Lean
<5g fat, <2g sat fat, <95mg cholesterol
Good Source
10-19% DV
Extra
At least 10% more than DV
