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Name of the food. Net quantity or amount of product.

All food products must have…….

Name and address of the manufacturer, packer or distributor.

The ingredient list.

Nutrition labeling & any required allergy labeling.

Food Labels…what does it mean?• Fat-free Less than 1/2 (0.5) gram of fat in a serving.

• Low fat3 grams of fat (or less) per serving.

• Calorie-free Less than 5 calories per serving.

• Low-calorieFewer than 40 calories per serving

Lean (on meat labels) • Less than 10 grams of fat

per serving.• 4.5 grams or less of

saturated fat per serving.• Less than 95 milligrams of

cholesterol per serving.

Cholesterol-free • Less than 2 milligrams of

cholesterol per serving.• 2 grams (or less) of

saturated fat per serving.

Food Labels…what does it mean?Reduced • An altered product that contains at least 25 percent fewer

– Calories– Sodium– Sugar than the regular one.

Lite (Light) • Contains 1/3 fewer calories of the higher-calorie.• No more than 1/2 the fat of the higher-fat version.• No more than 1/2 the sodium of the higher-sodium version.

Healthy • The food must be low in fat and saturated fat • Must contain limited amounts of cholesterol and sodium.

Food Additives

Enriched foodsFood in which nutrients lost during processing are added back in.

Fortified foodsFood in which nutrients

not usually found in foods are added.

Reading Food Labels

INGREDIENTSARE LISTED FROM:

MOST

LEAST

BASED ON A 2,000CALORIE DIET.

YOUR DAILY VALUEMAY BE LOWER

OR HIGHERDEPENDING ON YOUR

CALORIC NEEDS