If you want to do a diet. You have to examine carefully every label sticking at food package you buy. Certain descriptive terms can appear on food packages only if the food meets requirements set by the Food and Drug Administration. A list of some of these terms follows:
Free, means the food contains nutritionally insignificant amounts of the specified nutrient. For example, a can of chicken soup labeled "sodium-free" must contain no sodium or an insignificant amouint of sodium.
Fresh, as in "fresh orange juice," means the food is raw, contains no preservatives, and has not been processed, heated, or frozen.
Healthy, means the food is low in fat and saturated fat and contains no more than 480 miligrams of sodium and 60 miligrams of cholesterol per serving.
High, as in "high in fiber" or "high in protein", means the food provides 20 percent or more of the Daily Value of the specified nutrient per serving.
Lean applies to meats, poultry, and seafoods that contain fewer than 10 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, and 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
Less means the food contains at least 25 percent less of the specified nutrient than does a similar, specified food. For example, a package of pretzels could be labeled "less fat than potato chips", provided that pretzels have at least 25 percent less fat.
Light or Lite, as in "lite sour cream", means the food has been altered during processing to contain one-third fewer calories or one-half less fat or sodium than the regular product.
Low, as in "low fat" or "low sodium", means the food can be eaten frequently without exceeding Daily Value guidelines for the specified nutrient.
More means the food contains at least 10 percent more of the Daily Value for the specified nutrient than does a similar, specified food. For example, grapefruit juice could be labeled "more vitamin C than orange juice," provided the grapefruit juice has at least 10 percent more vitamin C.
Source of or Good Source of, as in "source of calcium" or " good source of fiber," means a serving has 10 to 19 percent of the Daily Value of a particular nutrient.
The labels attached at food package give the amounts of fats, carbohydrates, cholesterol, and certain other nutrients contained in one serving of the labeled food. The nutrients listed are those considered most important to the health of people. The label also provides a Daily Value percentage for each nutrient to show how it fits into a healthy diet. The percentages are based on guidelines called Daily Reference Values (DRV's), which the FDA established to determine the amounts of these nutrients that a healthy person should consume each day. In addition, health claims, such as "reduces risk of heart disease," and descriptive terms, such as "fresh" and "low fat," can only appear on food packages in accordance with FDA regulations.
Free, means the food contains nutritionally insignificant amounts of the specified nutrient. For example, a can of chicken soup labeled "sodium-free" must contain no sodium or an insignificant amouint of sodium.
Fresh, as in "fresh orange juice," means the food is raw, contains no preservatives, and has not been processed, heated, or frozen.
Healthy, means the food is low in fat and saturated fat and contains no more than 480 miligrams of sodium and 60 miligrams of cholesterol per serving.
High, as in "high in fiber" or "high in protein", means the food provides 20 percent or more of the Daily Value of the specified nutrient per serving.
Lean applies to meats, poultry, and seafoods that contain fewer than 10 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, and 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
Less means the food contains at least 25 percent less of the specified nutrient than does a similar, specified food. For example, a package of pretzels could be labeled "less fat than potato chips", provided that pretzels have at least 25 percent less fat.
Light or Lite, as in "lite sour cream", means the food has been altered during processing to contain one-third fewer calories or one-half less fat or sodium than the regular product.
Low, as in "low fat" or "low sodium", means the food can be eaten frequently without exceeding Daily Value guidelines for the specified nutrient.
More means the food contains at least 10 percent more of the Daily Value for the specified nutrient than does a similar, specified food. For example, grapefruit juice could be labeled "more vitamin C than orange juice," provided the grapefruit juice has at least 10 percent more vitamin C.
Source of or Good Source of, as in "source of calcium" or " good source of fiber," means a serving has 10 to 19 percent of the Daily Value of a particular nutrient.
The labels attached at food package give the amounts of fats, carbohydrates, cholesterol, and certain other nutrients contained in one serving of the labeled food. The nutrients listed are those considered most important to the health of people. The label also provides a Daily Value percentage for each nutrient to show how it fits into a healthy diet. The percentages are based on guidelines called Daily Reference Values (DRV's), which the FDA established to determine the amounts of these nutrients that a healthy person should consume each day. In addition, health claims, such as "reduces risk of heart disease," and descriptive terms, such as "fresh" and "low fat," can only appear on food packages in accordance with FDA regulations.
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