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  2. Nutrition facts label - Wikipedia

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    A sample nutrition facts label, with instructions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [1] Nutrition facts placement for two Indonesian cartons of milk The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and other slight variations [which?]) is a label required on most packaged food in many countries, showing what nutrients and other ingredients (to limit and get ...

  3. Reference Daily Intake - Wikipedia

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    The nutrition labels were to include percent U.S. RDA based on the 1968 RDAs in effect at the time. The RDAs continued to be updated (in 1974, 1980 and 1989) but the values specified for nutrition labeling remained unchanged. [11] In 1993, the FDA published new regulations mandating the inclusion of a nutrition facts label on most packaged ...

  4. Do you know how to read a nutrition label? Why the FDA ... - AOL

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    According to its nutrition facts label, a serving contains 39% of the recommended daily sodium. But a single can has 2.5 servings. So that one can of soup actually contains nearly 98% of your ...

  5. Dietary Reference Intake - Wikipedia

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    Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient considered sufficient by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine to meet the requirements of 97.5% of healthy individuals in each life stage and sex group. The definition implies that the intake level would cause a harmful nutrient deficiency in ...

  6. The Surprising Fruit That's the Top Winter Superfood - AOL

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    “These antioxidant-packed tubers provide an entire day’s worth of vitamin A plus 25% of the recommended daily value for vitamin C, which can help protect eye tissue from damage,” says London ...

  7. Reference Intake - Wikipedia

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    Reference Intake (RI) is a food labelling system in the European Union and the United Kingdom. It is a means of communicating recommended nutrient intake to the public. Reference Intakes replaced the term Guideline Daily Amount (GDA), although the principles behind both are the same. The major difference is that GDAs existed for men, women and ...

  8. Table of food nutrients - Wikipedia

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    As foods vary by brands and stores, the figures should only be considered estimates, with more exact figures often included on product labels. For precise details about vitamins and mineral contents, the USDA source can be used. [1] To use the tables, click on "show" or "hide" at the far right for each food category.

  9. Baby food labels will reveal levels of lead and other heavy ...

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    The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed setting lead levels in baby food of 10 parts per billion for many products and 20 parts per billion for cereals and root vegetables, which can ...