Main Elements of Canadian Nutrition Labels<\/h1>\n
\u2022 Energy
\n\u2022 Fat and Fatty Acids
\n\u2022 Carbohydrates
\n\u2022 Sugars
\n\u2022 Protein
\n\u2022 Cholesterol
\n\u2022 Sodium
\n\u2022 Potassium
\n\u2022 Vitamin and Mineral Nutrients<\/p>\n
The amounts are declared in metric system and they are rounded to the closest number.<\/p>\n
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Reading Food Labels<\/h1>\n
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1 – Serving information<\/h2>\n
Serving Size and Serving per package:<\/strong> \u00a0This explains the amount typically consumed with single serving and the total number of servings per package.<\/p>\n Total calories per serving and calories obtained from fat:<\/strong> \u00a0Manufacturers calculate the energy value of the protein, fat and carbohydrate by the Atwater factors or by laboratory tests and round up to closest number.<\/p>\n Information of fats in foods, including trans fats and saturated fats:<\/strong> \u00a0Trans and saturated fats are bad for health. They raise LDL (bad) cholesterol level. Avoid foods with these fats.<\/p>\n Total sodium present in the food<\/p>\n Total potassium present in the food<\/p>\n Declared carbohydrates amount must include sugars (e.g., monosaccharides such as glucose, and disaccharides such as sucrose), starch, dietary fibre sugar, alcohols glycerol and polydextrose.<\/p>\n Make sure you get enough of dietary fiber, protein, calcium, iron, vitamins and other nutrients you need every day. Fiber consists of, naturally occurring in foods of plant origin and accepted novel fibres. Novel fibres are synthetically manufactured fibre obtained from natural sources.<\/p>\n The protein rating shows the protein content in a daily intake of the food. It is calculated by multiplying the quantity of protein in a Daily Intake of the food by the quality of the protein, which is the Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER) of the food.<\/p>\n Protein Rating<\/strong> = Protein in Daily Intake x Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER)<\/strong><\/p>\n Vitamins and mineral nutrients are based on the combined total of both the natural content and any added content of a food. Vitamins and mineral nutrients are declared as total amounts and percentages of the daily value per serving of stated size.<\/p>\n % Daily Value (DV)<\/strong> tells you the percentage of each nutrient in a single serving, in terms of the daily recommended amount. 5-20 Rule<\/strong> is used as a quick guide to label reading. The 5-20 Guide doesn\u2019t define a food as good or bad<\/strong>. Instead, it can show how the food fits into your daily diet.<\/p>\n2 \u2013 Energy Information<\/h2>\n
3 \u2013Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium: Bad stuff<\/h2>\n
Sodium:<\/h3>\n
Potassium:<\/h3>\n
Carbohydrates:<\/h3>\n
4 \u2013 Fiber, Protein, Vitamins and Mineral Nutrients: Good stuff.<\/h2>\n
Protein:<\/h3>\n
Vitamins and Minerals:<\/h3>\n
5 – Quick guide to % Daily Value- 5-20 Label Rule<\/h2>\n