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Reading Food Labels
Reading Food Labels
Learn how to read food labels and understand what they mean to make wise food choices.
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Careful examination of food labels can help you to provide the best nutrition possible for your family.
Reading the nutrition information on food labels enables you to:
Make informed food choices
Compare products more easily
Determine the nutritional value of foods
Increase or decrease your intake of certain nutrients
Better manage special diets
Follow Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide more easily
Nutrition Claims
Nutrient content claims tell you about 1 nutrient such as sodium, fat, sugar or fibre. For example: no sugar added, fat free, excellent source of fibre.
Health claims tell you how your diet can affect your health. For example: A healthy diet low in saturated and trans fats may reduce the risk of heart disease.
Ingredient List
The ingredient list tells you what ingredients are in a packaged food. Ingredients are listed by weight from most to least.
The Nutrition Facts Table
Provides you with information on the Calories and 13 nutrients for the serving size shown. Compare the serving size on the package to the amount that you eat.
Percent Daily Value
% Daily Value puts nutrients on a scale from 0% to 100%. This scale tells you if there is a little or a lot of a nutrient in 1 serving of packaged food.
Choose packaged foods with a low % Daily Value of:
Fat, saturated fat, trans fat
Cholesterol
Sodium
Choose packaged foods with a high % Daily Value of:
Fibre
Vitamin A and vitamin C
Calcium
Iron
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