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Reading Food Labels
Copyright (c) 2009 Stephen Smith
Reading food labels and understanding what they mean is essential if you want to maintain good health and lose weight.
In 1996 an agreement between Australia and New Zealand was established that created a uniform system of food standards between the two countries. It is called the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. These stringent guidelines are effective at ensuring that the foods we purchase as consumers are safe, they allow consumers to make informed food choices and they ensure foods don't contain any ingredients that aren't featured on the label.
Despite the usefulness of the food code, there are still a number a ways that food manufacturers can be misleading or even deceptive in their labeling. As a result, reading food labels and understanding what they mean becomes an important part of daily living.
Percentage of fat
The percentage of fat contained in a food product is generally determined by weight. For example, a 100 gram piece of topside steak may only contain 7 grams of fat and therefore be considered to be 7% fat.
However, if the percentage of fat is determined by energy content (calories/ kilojoules), then the percentage of fat will be vastly different. Using our steak example we discover that the 100 gram piece of topside steak contain 191 calories or 802 kilojoules. Since we know that 1 gram of fat contains 9 calories (37 kilojoules) and our piece of steak contain 7 grams of fat, then we know that of the 191 calories or 802 kilojoules, 63 calories or 259 kilojoules come from fat. This makes the percentage of fat by energy content around 32%!
Reduced fat/ Lower fat/ Less fat
According to the Food Standards Code any food with these statements must not contain more than 75% of the total fat content of the same quantity of the reference food. Alternatively, there must be a reduction of at least 3 grams of fat per 100g of the food compared to the reference food.
The downfall of this is that it is easy for food manufacturers to simply replace the fat with sugar in order to maintain the taste and palatability of the food. Therefore, someone who is making an effort to eat less fat and less overall kilojoules and who chooses low-fat alternatives, could be actually be consuming more sugar and possibly more kilojoules!
Light/ Lite
In the past it was possible for food manufacturers to use the words, 'light' or 'lite' on the labels of their products to give consumers the impression that this product was lower in fat or kilojoules than the standard food. In fact, the food may have only been lighter in colour and everything else was exactly the same!
The Food Standards Code has now stopped this deceptive form of promotion by requiring that if 'light' or 'lite' are stated on a food label then the characteristic that makes the food 'light' must be stated.
No added sugar
This statement simply means that no sugar has been added to the food. Unfortunately though, the food itself may be loaded with natural sugars, like dried fruit, and therefore can wreak havoc with blood sugar levels even if eaten in small quantities.
Natural
This vague term is seen everywhere on so many different foods. It gives the impression that the food is healthy, when in actual fact the opposite may be true. It is better to simply ignore this term and make a judgement based on the ingredients contained within the product.
Ingredient listings
The ingredient listings, usually at the bottom of food panels, give consumers the best information about what foods to select. Ingredients on the label are placed in order of weight they contribute to the food, with the highest ingredient being listed first.
From this you can easily see how important reading food labels is.
Consumers should be wary of foods containing the following ingredients: sugar (especially if it is listed early in the ingredients), hydrogenated/ fractionated or partially hydrogenated oils (because they are harmful to the body) and artificial colourings, flavourings or preservatives (because they are unnatural chemicals added to foods and it is worthwhile using an additive code-breaker book to find out more about them before consuming the product).
Overall, The Food Standards Code does a good job at controlling the claims and statements on food labels, however, it is worthwhile being aware of some areas where food manufacturers may still be able to mislead consumers so reading food labels and understanding them becomes essential.
About the Author
Stephen Smith is the part-owner of Body Concepts, an Australian supplement company, and Focus On, a health and lifestyle magazine. Stephen has been involved in the health and fitness industry for over 18 years and has a science degree from UWA. Lots of free articles and interesting weight loss information can be found on his website: http://www.quick-weight-loss-principles.com
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