How Do I Read A Nutrition Label?
Posted by Zolly | Under Nutrition Sunday Feb 7, 2010No links please, just tell me in your own words what each section means. Im mostly focused on the serving size and serving per container and how that relates to calories, etc.
lol, the first answer person gave you a link…
anyways. the nutrition info given on the label is referring to one serving size. usually, they tell what a serving size is. example is 8 fl oz for milk. in 8 fl oz of milk, it’ll contain however much fat/carbs/protein is written on the label. next is servings per container. say you buy a gallon of milk. the label will tell you that there are 8 servings of (8fl oz) milk in it.
one gallon = 64 fl oz
8 fl oz x 8 servings = 64 fl oz total in the container
so if you drink any more than 8 fl oz, you’ll have to multiply the nutrition info appropriately for how many servings you drank. this is what usually gets people into trouble. they think they’re only consuming a low amount of calories by eating the whole package, but in actuality, there’s like 2-3 servings per package, so you end up consuming 2-3 times as many calories as you thought you did. hope that helps.
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