The legal definition of a fat-free food is that it contains less than 0.5 grams of fat in a standard serving. This makes sense when you remember that nutritional data on food labels is rounded off ...

To use the nutrition facts label to your advantage, you need to understand what’s on there and why. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

A nutrition label will “give you insight into the overall composition of the food,” including preservatives and flavor enhancers that are fine to eat, but not very nutritious, Palinski-Wade says.

Meanwhile, the Consumer Brands Association continues to push for the existing industry-led Facts up Front label.

A food with a DV of 5% or less of a nutrient is considered to have a low amount. You want a low DV for saturated fat, sodium and added sugars. A 20% DV or more of a nutrient is considered high.

The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal Tuesday that would require food and drink manufacturers to place nutrition labels on the front of their products instead of the back.

The dog food nutrition label, ... Low-fat dog foods often contain less fat and more fiber, to fill up a dogwithout adding calories. At least 10% of the daily diet, by weight, ...

Almost all packaged food sold in the U.S. for the past three decades has sported a Nutrition Facts label, with major consequences for the food system By Xaq Frohlich & The Conversation US ...