{"id":3227,"date":"2019-04-03T12:48:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T12:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filtext.com\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2019-04-18T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T12:52:07","slug":"the-nutritional-labeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/filtext.com\/en\/blog\/the-nutritional-labeling","title":{"rendered":"The nutritional labeling. What should we consider?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On what is the nutritional labeling based?<\/h2>\n<\/div>

When we talk about nutritional labeling<\/strong>, we are looking at all that information regarding the energy value and the nutrients that carry the food: saturated fats, sugars, carbohydrates, proteins, mineral salts …<\/p>\n

From December 13, 2016 it is mandatory to include all this information in fortified foods, or in which a nutritional declaration is made, according to the regulation on food information provided to the consumer.<\/p>\n<\/div>

What should nutrition labeling include?<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Nutrition labeling should always be structured as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div>

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  • Energy value<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Amounts of fat<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Saturated fats<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Carbohydrates<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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    • Sugars<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Proteins<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Sales<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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      The nutritional labeling can still be a little more exhaustive, incorporating data such as: monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, polyalcohols, starch, dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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      Other information you should know<\/h3>\n<\/div>

      The table of nutritional information is given by law. It can not be complemented with any other nutritional information or extra information that does not appear in the specific regulation.<\/p>\n

      Nutrition labeling should always be within the consumer’s visual field. It is necessary to use a data table with the order shown above. Only if the size of the product is very small, it is allowed to put it in text format.<\/p>\n

      If the level of nutrients is very low, it is allowed to express it in the following way: “it contains minimum quantities of …”.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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      What foods are spared from putting nutrition labeling?<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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      • All those products and foods cured, or that have not been subjected to transformation processes, and that are composed of a single ingredient.<\/li>\n
      • Alcoholic beverages that exceed 1.2%.<\/li>\n
      • All packaged foods in which the largest surface of the package is less than 25 cm 2<\/sup>.<\/li>\n
      • Water, salt, spices, teas or vinegars.<\/li>\n
      • Unpackaged food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>

        So far, our brief explanation on nutrition labeling and its characteristics. For more information, you can go to our offices or request information on this website.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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