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Nutrition label

Meaning in food science & technology, with examples

nounCore term

In food science & technology, nutrition label means: The table on a food package that shows the energy and nutrients, such as fat, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt, in a set amount of the product.

In Turkish: besin değeri etiketi, beslenme beyanı, besin öğeleri tablosu

How it is used

In the US it is called 'Nutrition Facts' and gives values per serving; in EU and Turkish law it is the 'nutrition declaration' and gives values per 100 g or 100 ml. Values come from lab analysis or are calculated from the recipe. Energy is shown in kJ and kcal. Front-of-pack labels such as traffic lights summarize it.

Example sentences

  1. The nutrition label shows 22 grams of sugar per 100 grams.

  2. When we reduced the salt, we had to update the nutrition label as well.

Common collocations

  • Nutrition Facts panel
  • nutrition declaration
  • per 100 g
  • front-of-pack label
  • update the nutrition label
  • labelThe printed information on a food package, such as the product name, ingredients, allergens, net quantity, date mark, storage instructions and producer details.
  • ingredient listThe part of a food label that names all the ingredients, including additives, in descending order of weight at the time they were used.
  • proteinA large molecule made of amino acids that is a key nutrient and also gives many foods their structure, for example in meat, cheese, bread dough and egg white.
  • carbohydrateOne of the main groups of nutrients, including sugars, starch and fiber, made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; it is the main source of energy in most diets.

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