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Food Labels
what they mean

 

Fat

Cholesterol Free - Fewer than 2 milligrams of cholesterol and 2 grams or less of saturated fat.
Fat Free - Fewer than 0.5 gram of fat.
Lean - Fewer than 10 grams of fat overall, 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat, and no more than 95 milligrams of cholesterol.
Low Fat - Three grams of fat or fewer.
Reduced or less fat - At least 25 percent less fat than the full fat product.

Calories

Calorie Free - Fewer than 5 calories.
Light - One third fewer calories or one half the fat or less of the full fat version, or one half the sodium or less of the full salt version.
Low Calorie
- Forty or fewer calories.
Reduced or Fewer Calories - Twenty-five percent fewer   calories than the full fat product.

Sodium

Sodium Free - The product contains no more than 5    milligrams of sodium in each serving.
Very Low Sodium - The product contains no more than 35 milligrams per serving.
Low Sodium - The product contains no more than 140 milligrams per serving.
Reduced Sodium - Sodium levels have been reduced by at least 75 percent from the original product.
No Salt Added - The food processor has not added any salt. However, such a product may be naturally high in sodium.


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