How to use nutrition labels (described video)
Transcript - How to use nutrition labels
The choices you make when buying food have a real impact on your health.
Did you know? There are three useful labeling tools on food packages sold in Canada that can help you make informed food choices. Here they are:
The magnifying glass symbol on the front of packages means the food is high in saturated fats, sugars or sodium.
The nutrition facts table gives more detail about nutrients in the food.
For example, the per cent daily values show whether the stated serving contains a little or a lot of a nutrient. 5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot.
Text on screen: 5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot.
You can also use these values to compare similar foods.
The list of ingredients tells you what the food is made of.
Sugar-based ingredients are grouped together after the word “sugars”.
Text on screen: Grouping of sugars-based ingredients
This helps you see if sugars were added, and what their source is.
Using these tools can help you make informed food decisions. Learn more at canada.ca/nutritionlabelling.
Text on screen: Canada.ca/nutritionlabelling