Food Label Terms

What is the definition of a low calorie food?

• 3gm or less of fat per serving

• Contains no more than 40 calories per serving

• Contains 25% less of a nutrient or calories than a regular product

• Provides at least 20% of the Daily Value per serving

How much fat per serving does a food need to have to be considered low fat?

• 10mg of fat per serving

• 3gm or less of fat per serving

• 140mg of fat per serving

• 0.5gm or less of fat per serving

What does it mean if a food is labeled as fat free?

• Contains no fat per serving

• Provides at least 20% of the Daily Value per serving

• 0.5gm or less of fat per serving

• Contains less than 5 calories per serving

How much sodium per serving does a food need to have to be considered low sodium?

• 10mg of sodium per serving

• 140mg of sodium per serving

• 0.5gm of sodium per serving

• 3gm of sodium per serving

What does it mean if a food is labeled as lean?

• Provides at least 20% of the Daily Value per serving

• Not more than 10mg of fat per serving

• 0.5gm or less of fat per serving

• Contains no fat per serving

What does it mean if a food is labeled as calorie free?

• 3gm or less of fat per serving

• Provides at least 20% of the Daily Value per serving

• Contains less than 5 calories per serving

• Contains no more than 40 calories per serving

What does it mean if a food is labeled as sugar free?

• Contains less than half gram of sugar per serving

• 10mg of fat per serving

• 140mg of sodium per serving

• 0.5gm or less of fat per serving

What does it mean if a food is labeled as reduced?

• Contains 25% less of a nutrient or calories than a regular product

• 3gm or less of fat per serving

• Provides at least 20% of the Daily Value per serving

• Contains no more than 40 calories per serving

What does it mean if a food is labeled as excellent source?

• 0.5gm or less of fat per serving

• Contains no more than 40 calories per serving

• 10mg of fat per serving

• Provides at least 20% of the Daily Value per serving

What does it mean if a food is labeled as good source?

• Provides 10 – 19% of the Daily Value per serving

• Contains less than half gram of sugar per serving

• 140mg of sodium per serving

• 3gm or less of fat per serving