Hey Y’all! Sharing that there are new changes to USA nutritional labels. I was poking around online and many/most big companies have already updated their labels.
Below I copied and pasted the changes as explained from the CDC website, found at Learn How the NEW Nutrition Facts Label Can Help You Improve Your Health | Nutrition | CDC here
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What is changing?
Calories & Fat Larger, darker letters make calories the easiest item to see on the new label. When it comes to health outcomes, the type of fat you eat matters more than the overall amount of fat. For this reason, the label will no longer show the percentage of “calories from fat,” but will show percentages from the unhealthy saturated and trans fats.
Added Sugars In addition to showing total percentage of calories from sugars, labels will show the percentage from added sugars. This will help you choose products that have lower amounts of added sugar for your diet. Less than 10% of your daily calories should be from added sugars.
Did you know that the two main sources of added sugars in the United States are sugar-sweetened beverages and snacks and sweets, which includes candies and desserts? If you tend to eat or drink even one large serving of these foods or beverages per day, then you are likely getting more than the recommended daily limit of added sugar.
Serving Size Serving sizes on the new label are changing. Twenty years ago, people tended to eat smaller amounts than they do now. The new serving size reflects what people are likely to eat or drink today and not necessarily the portions they should eat.
For example, the serving size of ice cream was ½ cup, but will be ⅔ cup. A 12 ounce or 20 ounce bottle of soda will be labeled as 1 serving, since people are likely to drink either size at one time. This is intended to give people a more realistic view about the number of calories they are consuming.
Dual Column Labels Some food and drink packages contain more than one serving, but a person may consume the contents of the whole package at one time, for example a pint of ice cream or a bag of chips. Two columns provide calorie and nutrition information for one serving and for the whole package.
Updated Required Nutrients - Vitamin D and potassium values will now be required on the label. - Calcium and iron will continue to be required. - Vitamins A and C will no longer be required but can be included on a voluntary basis.
Slight Decrease in Sodium Allowance * The daily limit for sodium will decrease slightly from 2,400 mg per day to 2,300 mg per day.
** Manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual sales must switch to the new label by January 1, 2020; manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales have until January 1, 2021 to comply.** http://www.fda.gov/food/food-labeling-nutrition/changes-nutrition-facts-label
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