HPED 2507 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Trans Fat, Dietary Reference Intake
8 Feb 2020
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Additional nutrients may be listed on some labels: the % daily value tells you if there is a lot or a little of a nutrient in the specified amount of food. % daily values are based on recommendations for a healthy diet: these numbers give the quantity of each nutrient in the specified amount of food. The quantity is listed even if it is zero: nutrition facts panel will always have a consistent format, the horizontal or linear format may only be used when there is insufficient space for standard format. Foods lose nutrition facts exempt status if: their labels or advertisements carry a nutrient or health related content claim or third party health related name (ex. Health check symbol: vitamins or minerals have been added, sweeteners have been added. List of ingredients: all of the ingredients for a food are listed by weight, from most to least (the ingredient that is in the largest amount is listed first)
