Nutritional claims are different around the world depending on the local regulations. Let’s get to know more about nutritional claims!😆
“Low”, “little” (per 100g):
- Low in fat: 3g or less (HK, Msia, UK, US)
- Low in sodium: 120mg or less (HK & Msia) ,140mg or less (US)
- Low in sugar: (HK, Msia, UK) 5g or less
While it might be easy to understand “low”, please note that words like “free”, “no”, “without”, “does not contain” means there is INSIGNIFICANT amount of a particular nutrient‼️
For example (per 100g):
- Fat free: (HK, US) 0.5g or less, (Msia) 0.15g or less
- Sodium free: (HK, Msia, US) 5mg or less
- Sugar free: (HK, Msia, US) 0.5g or less
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After reading all of these numbers, some of you might just think that “okay, I’ll just focus on these claims coz I can’t remember the numbers”🤷🏻♀️ Sorry, but we’ve to say that nutrition claims can only be used as quick reference and cannot reflect the whole picture. You should always read the nutrition label to better understand the overall nutrient content of the product👀
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A product with low fat content is not necessarily healthier. Food companies sometimes replace fat with sugar, meaning the product could still be high in energy and sugar🍧 It’s also important to check on the sodium content as low fat or low sugar snacks sometimes contain more salt (your snacks do not have to be salty to have a high sodium content – salt is added to many food products including cake🍰 and bread🥖).
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