It is necessary for everyone to learn more about nutrition of food and what's healthy and what's not healthy.
Step -1
Check the serving size and number of servings .
a.The nutrition labeling facts are based on one serving only but there may be more than one serving in package.
b.Suppose, if there are two servings and use the whole contents of the package, you should double the amount of nutrients and calories.
c.If you are comparing nutrients and calories between brands, pay attention to the serving sizes. It may be 1 cup for some foods while for some others it may be ¾ cup.
Step-2
Check the calories and calories from fat per serving.
a. For each serving, Fat-free means the food has less than 0.5 g of fat.
b. Low-fat refers that the food has less than 3 g of fat per serving.
c. Reduced-fat or less-fat means the food content has at least 25% less fat per serving.
e. No Trans fats means the food has approximately less than 0.5 g of trans fats per serving.
Step-3
Check the cholesterol content.
a. Cholesterol-free refers that the food has less than 2 mg of cholesterol and 2 g or less of saturated fat per serving.
b. Low-cholesterol refers that the food contains 20 mg or less than of cholesterol and 2 g or less of saturated fat for every serving.
Step-4
Check the fiber content.
a. For each serving, High-fiber means the food has more than of 5 g of fibers.
b. Basically there are two kinds of fibers. They are Soluble and insoluble fibers. Soluble fibers count your daily carbohydrate intake while insoluble fibers do not.
Step-5
Check the sugar content.
a. For each serving, Sugar-free refers that the food has less than 0.5 g of sugar.
b. No sugar added means there is no additional sugar added to the food whereas the food contains only the naturally occurring sugars . This is differ from low sugar or sugar-free.
Step-6
Check the sodium content.
a. For each serving, Sodium-free or salt-free means the food contains less than 5 mg of salt.
b. For Low-sodium, the food has less than 140 mg of salt per serving.
c. For very low sodium, the food has less than 35 mg of salt per serving.
Step-7
Total proteins, sodium, fat and carbohydrates are the only four nutrients that are fixed to list even if they are zero.
Step -1
Check the serving size and number of servings .
a.The nutrition labeling facts are based on one serving only but there may be more than one serving in package.
b.Suppose, if there are two servings and use the whole contents of the package, you should double the amount of nutrients and calories.
c.If you are comparing nutrients and calories between brands, pay attention to the serving sizes. It may be 1 cup for some foods while for some others it may be ¾ cup.
Step-2
Check the calories and calories from fat per serving.
a. For each serving, Fat-free means the food has less than 0.5 g of fat.
b. Low-fat refers that the food has less than 3 g of fat per serving.
c. Reduced-fat or less-fat means the food content has at least 25% less fat per serving.
e. No Trans fats means the food has approximately less than 0.5 g of trans fats per serving.
Step-3
Check the cholesterol content.
a. Cholesterol-free refers that the food has less than 2 mg of cholesterol and 2 g or less of saturated fat per serving.
b. Low-cholesterol refers that the food contains 20 mg or less than of cholesterol and 2 g or less of saturated fat for every serving.
Step-4
Check the fiber content.
a. For each serving, High-fiber means the food has more than of 5 g of fibers.
b. Basically there are two kinds of fibers. They are Soluble and insoluble fibers. Soluble fibers count your daily carbohydrate intake while insoluble fibers do not.
Step-5
Check the sugar content.
a. For each serving, Sugar-free refers that the food has less than 0.5 g of sugar.
b. No sugar added means there is no additional sugar added to the food whereas the food contains only the naturally occurring sugars . This is differ from low sugar or sugar-free.
Step-6
Check the sodium content.
a. For each serving, Sodium-free or salt-free means the food contains less than 5 mg of salt.
b. For Low-sodium, the food has less than 140 mg of salt per serving.
c. For very low sodium, the food has less than 35 mg of salt per serving.
Step-7
Total proteins, sodium, fat and carbohydrates are the only four nutrients that are fixed to list even if they are zero.
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