List the information that must be displayed on food labels

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Serving Sizes: Because labels present nutrient information based on one serving, they must identify the size of the serving. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established specific serving sizes for various foods and requires that all labels for a given product use the same serving size.

Nutrient Quantities: In addition to the serving size and the servings per container, the FDA requires that the Nutrition Facts panel on food labels present nutrient information in two ways—in quantities (such as grams) and as percentages of standards called the Daily Values. The Nutrition Facts panel must provide the nutrient amount, percent Daily Value, or both for the following:
Total food energy (kcalories)
Food energy from fat (kcalories)
Total fat (grams and percent Daily Value)
Saturated fat (grams and percent Daily Value)
Trans fat (grams)
Cholesterol (milligrams and percent Daily Value)
Sodium (milligrams and percent Daily Value)
Total carbohydrate, which includes starch, sugar, and fiber (grams and percent Daily Value)
Dietary fiber (grams and percent Daily Value)
Sugars, which includes both those naturally present in and those added to the food (grams)
Protein (grams)
The labels must also present nutrient content information as a percent Daily Value for the following vitamins and minerals:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Iron
Calcium

The Daily Values: Food labels list the amount of some nutrients in a product as a percentage of its Daily Value, which makes the numbers more meaningful to consumers. The Daily Values reflect dietary recommendations for nutrients and dietary components that have important relationships with health. The "% Daily Value" column on a label provides a ballpark estimate of how individual foods contribute to the total diet.

Front-of-Package Labels: Some consumers find the many numbers on Nutrition Facts panels overwhelming. They want an easier and quicker way to interpret information and select products. Food manufacturers responded by creating front-of-package labels that incorporate text, color, and icons to present key nutrient facts.