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Nutritional rating systems are used to communicate the nutritional value of food in a more-simplified manner, with a ranking (or rating), than nutrition facts labels. A system may be targeted at a specific audience. Rating systems have been developed by governments, non-profit organizations, private institutions, and companies.
Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1] As foods vary by brands and stores, the figures should only be considered estimates, with more exact figures often included on product labels.
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 ...
Nutri-Score label (A) for the highest nutritional quality. The Nutri-Score, also known as the 5-Colour Nutrition label or 5-CNL, is a five-colour nutrition label and nutritional rating system [1] and an attempt to simplify the nutritional rating system demonstrating the overall nutritional value of food products. It assigns products a rating ...
[3] Section 4205 is an amendment to the nutrition labeling requirements of Section 403(q)(5) in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), under the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (NLEA). Section 4205 mandates labeling nutrition information for foods at chain restaurants and vending machine items to help consumers make more ...
[3] [4] Beyond its use to distinguish different types of food from each other, nutrient density allows comparison to be made for different examples or samples of the same kind of food. Nutrient density is correlated with soil quality and mineralization levels of the soil, [ citation needed ] although the relationship is complex and incorporates ...
List of GI products, pursuant to Annex III of the Legislative Resolution of the European Parliament n ° P6-TA-2007-0259 of 19 June 2007 "on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the definition, designation, presentation and labeling of alcoholic drinks", updated 22 July 2014: [4]
South Korea's Korean Nutrition Society uses the Food Bicycle (Korean: 식품구성 자전거), with a small front wheel filled with water and a large rear wheel composed of approximately one-third grains; 20 percent meat, fish, eggs and beans; 20 percent vegetables; 12 percent fruits; 12 percent dairy; and 3 percent oils and sugars. A person is ...