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Food Labels

Food labels can be very confusing with all their different terms and symbols.

The table below will give you a quick reference guide for understanding the label and values are given per 100g.

	A lot Is	A little Is
Total Fat	More than 20g	Less than 3g
Saturates	More than 5g	Less than 1g
Fibre	More than 3g	Less than 0.5g
Sodium	More than 0.5g	Less than 0.1g

Daily Guidelines for an average adult of normal weight

	Men	Women
Energy	2500 kcals	2000 kcals
Fat	95g	70g
Saturates	30g	20g
Sugar	70g	50g
Fibre	20g	16g
Sodium	2.5g	2g

To find out more about food labels or book a supermarket tour with the dietitian please contact us.