Introduction  
  What is food?  
  What happens to the food we eat?  
Our nutrient needs  
  Energy balance  
  Nutritional status  
  Laws & labels
  Additives & colours  
  Toxicity in food  
  Processing food  
  Stability of food nutrients  
  Storage life of foods  
  Food- associated health problems  

- Figure 25 -
FOODS CONTAINING NO ADDED SUGAR

Figure 25 (an image map)

Legend:
1 If the 'sweetness' provided by sugar has been replaced by the use of artificial sweeteners this must be stated on the label.
2 The sugar normally added in this type of product has been omitted.
3 The number of kilojoiles in 100 grams of the food must appear on the label. Compare this value with other canned fruit.
4 The artificial sweeteners used must be named.
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Food Facts
- Food Law
- Labelling and the law
- Ingredent labelling
- Nutrition labelling
- Date-marking of food
- What do the different forms of date-marking mean?
- Special purpose foods
Figures:
22: Infomation on a food label
23: Low-joule foods (low energy)
24: Carbohydrate- modified foods
Foods containing no added sugar
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