nutritional labelling
get the most from the label
With our own brand products, you don’t need to be an expert in nutrition to understand exactly what you’re buying. Because we put all the nutritional information you need to know on the label for you – per 100g and per serving (space permitting).
Nutrition at a glance
For a quick check of the calorie, fat or salt content of a serving of a food, look at the roundel on the front of the label.
High, medium and low
To help you make sense of the numbers in the nutrition panel, we also add the words HIGH, MEDIUM and LOW.
Very simply, aim for a mix of foods that balance out at MEDIUM or HIGH for carbohydrate and fibre, and MEDIUM for everything else. If you would like to know more about how the scheme works, contact us for a fact sheet.
Guideline daily amounts
How much fat, calories and salt is a healthy amount for you? You will find this information in the Guideline Daily Amounts information panel. This panel shows you the calorie, fat and salt content of a typical serving, and reminds you of the guideline daily amounts for an average adult. Try to keep a tally of the amount of calories, fat and salt that you eat.
Calories
The number of calories you need depends upon your age, size and how active you are. These are daily guidelines for healthy adults:
Women
2000 Calories
(if dieting 1000 Calories)
Men
2500 Calories
(if dieting 1500 Calories)
Fat
The recommended daily guidelines for fat vary according to how many calories you need. Use the following as a guide:
Calories per day 1000 1500 2000 2500
Fat per day 35g 55g 70g 95g
Salt
Recommended daily salt intakes are as follows:
The fewer calories you consume the less salt you should consume.
• Women 5 g
• Men 7 g
Salt & Sodium
Few people realise that sodium is not the same as salt; therefore, looking at the sodium content alone will not tell you how much salt a food contains. As a rough guide, salt content is 2.5 times the sodium content.
A healthy diet should not contain too much salt. Keep a note of how much you are eating and cut down if necessary.
To help you we label:
• Salt content per serving in a box on the front of the pack
• Salt content per serving in a bold statement under the nutrition panel
• A guide for daily salt intakes in the Guideline Daily Amounts panel
For further information contact Customer Relations here.