Some important tips on food label claims
Food packages have two types of consumer information required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Nutrition Facts section defines a serving size and describes the weights of fat, carbohydrate and proteins in a serving. This represents the daily Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for a 2000-Calorie diet. This can often seem a bit confusing to the non mathematician.
The second type of consumer information is the List of Ingredients which contains the basic components of the product in order of decreasing weight. Since the basic components must be listed, products containing ingredients consisting of several components must list the components in parentheses. For example "xanthan gum" (a natural thickener). Manufacturers sometimes add notes about an ingredient, e.g., "BHT (a preservative)" in an attempt to explain what it is you are consuming. (by the way, BHT is found in many foods and is a preservative that keeps the food on the shelf for long periods of time. BHT s fat-soluable and the Webster definition of that is "Fat-soluble compounds are often insoluble in water" Our bodies are mostly water... how would this product break down inside our system?"
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