When we buy food, we will see food labels. The production date, shelf life, ingredients, and quality grade of the food are marked on the label. These can easily tell consumers whether the product is fresh, as well as the characteristics of the product. Nutritional information and more. But how many people would actually look at that? Can you understand it completely?
When people usually buy food in supermarkets, they often ignore the food labels on various food packages. Food labels refer to the text, graphics, text and other marks on or attached to food packaging. In fact, food labels can provide us with a lot of information, such as food name, ingredient list, ingredient list, net content, etc. To learn to choose healthy foods wisely, you must learn to read food labels.
Everyone knows the food name correctly: The size of various fonts on food packaging often affects everyone's judgment of the food name. For example, milk drinks and dairy products are often confused. Compared with dairy products, milk drinks contain very low protein. The food packaging of milk drinks may have a large word "milk", but the font of "milk drink" is smaller. Small, this makes many people mistake milk drinks for milk.
In addition, pay attention to the production label: the production label provides important information such as the manufacturer's name, production date, shelf life and production license, which can be used to judge the quality of the food and whether it is edible. Sort out the food ingredient list: The food ingredient list is generally sorted according to the amount of ingredients used in processing the food, so it is necessary to sort out the main raw materials in the food. Understand nutrition labels: It is mandatory to label core nutrients and energy information on food labels. Understanding nutrition labels can help us better understand the nutritional content of food.
Summary: Food labels are the most intuitive form of information transmission for consumers, regulators, producers and operators. There are very clear and standardized labeling requirements in laws and regulations. The basic requirements are that they are true and accurate. Convey food information to consumers and do not allow misleading or deceiving consumers