The importance of nutrition in Food Industry also relates to labeling. The regulation
of food labeling requires most foods to bear nutrition labeling and requires food labels that
bear nutrient content claims and certain health messages to comply with specific
requirements. Nutrition labels describe the nutrient content of a food and are intended to
guide the consumer in food selection. The nutrition information provided must be selected on
the basis of consistency with dietary recommendations. This information includes serving
size, number of servings in the package, calories per serving and the amount of various
nutrients contained in the product. Selection of the specific nutrients or food components to
be listed should further take into account label space, the analytical feasibility of measuring
the particular nutritional component within the food matrix, and the relative costs of such
analyses. Nutrition information provided on labels should be truthful and not mislead
consumers. At the same time, labeling regulations should provide incentives to manufacturers
to develop products that promote public health and assist consumers in following dietary
recommendations. It is likely that in many countries, there would be some segments of the
population that would benefit from information about the composition of foods. In these
cases, countries should consider the need to provide for appropriate labeling and its
presentation relative to existing guidelines and approaches.
To simplify, these are the importance of nutrition labels on packaged foods:
1) Making healthy food decisions
A study published in "Food Policy" in June 2010 found that nutrition labels do
affect people's food choices. When you are deciding between two different foods,
you can look at the nutrition labels to determine which food is more nutritious.
You can compare the labels to determine which foods are lowest in calories, fat,
saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium and sugar. These are the ingredients
you should limit for good health. Checking the ingredients list will help you avoid
of food labeling requires most foods to bear nutrition labeling and requires food labels that
bear nutrient content claims and certain health messages to comply with specific
requirements. Nutrition labels describe the nutrient content of a food and are intended to
guide the consumer in food selection. The nutrition information provided must be selected on
the basis of consistency with dietary recommendations. This information includes serving
size, number of servings in the package, calories per serving and the amount of various
nutrients contained in the product. Selection of the specific nutrients or food components to
be listed should further take into account label space, the analytical feasibility of measuring
the particular nutritional component within the food matrix, and the relative costs of such
analyses. Nutrition information provided on labels should be truthful and not mislead
consumers. At the same time, labeling regulations should provide incentives to manufacturers
to develop products that promote public health and assist consumers in following dietary
recommendations. It is likely that in many countries, there would be some segments of the
population that would benefit from information about the composition of foods. In these
cases, countries should consider the need to provide for appropriate labeling and its
presentation relative to existing guidelines and approaches.
To simplify, these are the importance of nutrition labels on packaged foods:
1) Making healthy food decisions
A study published in "Food Policy" in June 2010 found that nutrition labels do
affect people's food choices. When you are deciding between two different foods,
you can look at the nutrition labels to determine which food is more nutritious.
You can compare the labels to determine which foods are lowest in calories, fat,
saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium and sugar. These are the ingredients
you should limit for good health. Checking the ingredients list will help you avoid
