Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Yikes...food labels

You can't just sit down and eat dinner anymore!

1. Calorie Free-Fewer than 5 calories per serving.
2. Light (Lite)-1/3 less calories or no more than 1/2 the fat of the higher-calorie, higher-fat version; or no more than 1/2 the sodium of the higher-sodium version.
3. Fat Free-Less than 0.5 gram of fat per serving.
4. Low Fat-3 grams of fat (or less) per serving.
5. Reduced or Less Fat-At least 25% less fat per serving than the higher-fat version.
6. Lean-Less than 10 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat and 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
7. Extra Lean-Less than 5 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, and 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
8. Low in Saturated Fat-1 gram saturated fat (or less) per serving and not more than 15% of calories from saturated fatty acids.
9. Cholesterol Free-Less than 2 milligrams of cholesterol and 2 grams (or less) of saturated fat per serving.
10. Low Cholesterol-20 milligrams of cholesterol (or less) and 2 grams of saturated fat (or less) per serving.
11. Reduced Cholesterol-At least 25% less cholesterol than the higher-cholesterol version, and 2 grams (or less) of saturated fat per serving.
12. Sodium Free (No Sodium)-Less than 5 milligrams of sodium per serving, and no sodium chloride (NaCl) in ingredients.
13. Very Low Sodium-35 milligrams of sodium (or less) per serving.
14. Low Sodium-140 milligrams of sodium (or less) per serving.
15. Reduced or Less Sodium-At least 25% less sodium per serving than the higher-sodium version.
16. Sugar Free-Less than 0.5 gram of sugar per serving.
17. High Fiber-5 grams of fiber (or more) per serving.
18. Good Source of Fiber-2.5 to 4.9 grams of fiber per serving.



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