Food labels help you compare products quickly and choose the one that suits you better.
What to look at
- Serving size: the numbers are often per serving, which may be smaller than what you eat.
- Energy (calories or kilojoules).
- Fat and saturated fat, sugars and salt (or sodium).
- The ingredients list, which starts with the ingredient there is most of.
Some labels use traffic-light colours: more greens is generally a better everyday choice, while reds are fine now and then.
If a label shows sodium rather than salt, multiply the sodium by 2.5 to get the salt.
Sources
General information only, not medical advice. If you have a health condition, speak to a qualified health professional.