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Nutrition labelling
Nutrition labelling is generally only required when nutrients are added to a food or a nutritional claim is made. However, many food manufacturers voluntarily include this information an their products.
Nutrition information on the label must conform to a prescribed format. This makes comparison between foods much easier. Information about the serving size, the number of serves per container, the kilojoules (calories), protein, fat, carbohydrate (including sugars), sodium and potassium must also be included on the label. Other nutrients can also be included on the label.
A food with nutrition information on its label may not necessarily be better than one without this information. Use the nutrient charts in this book to make comparisons between foods.
For foods that have been supplemented or fortified with vitamins and minerals, the label must include the amount of the nutrient that is present and also the proportion of the daily allowance that a stated amount of food contains. For example, in some breakfast cereals there is 0.55 milligram of vitamin B-1 in 60 grams of the cereal. This represents 50 per cent of the daily allowance. Packaged orange juice must contain at least 80 milligrams of vitamin C per 200 millilitres, which is more than 200 per cent or twice the recommended daily intake for adult men and women in Australia.
See also:
What do the different forms of date-marking mean?
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| - | Labelling and the law | ||
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| - | Date-marking of food | ||
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| - | What do the different forms of date-marking mean? | ||
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| - | Special purpose foods | ||
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| 23: | Low-joule foods (low energy) | ||
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| 24: | Carbohydrate- modified foods | ||
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| 25: | Foods containing no added sugar | ||
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