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.

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.

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 ...

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.

For three decades, the Nutrition Fact Panel on the food label has provided a nutritional snapshot of the food inside a package. By law, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration dictates that the label… ...

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, ...

The FDA has published a new proposal for adding an additional nutrition label to the front of food packaging. It wouldn't focus on calories or fat, but rather sodium, saturated fats and added ...

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