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  • Jun 10, 2014, 03:20 PM
    vasvar
    Nutrition Facts:
    Are the ingredients listed under "Nutrition Facts" on products per container, or per serving?

    Example: Sugar -- 20 grams
    Fat -- 15%
  • Jun 10, 2014, 04:26 PM
    tickle
    It is per serving. It clearly says that at the top of the label.
  • Jun 10, 2014, 04:32 PM
    J_9
    Typically it is measured by serving not container.
  • Jun 10, 2014, 06:35 PM
    DoulaLC
    Also, important to look at how much a serving size is. Often, people eat or drink more than what an actual serving size is.
  • Jun 11, 2014, 07:56 AM
    CravenMorhead
    Also realize that there isn't a set guide to what is a servering. A lot of packaging put what they think is reasonable and not what is actually consumed. Take certain bottles of pop or bags of chips.

    There is a lot to take into consideration when looking at those.
  • Jun 30, 2014, 01:32 PM
    boron
    It can be per serving or per 100 grams and it should be clearly noted on the label.
  • Jun 30, 2014, 02:04 PM
    CravenMorhead
    Honestly though, who's ever had a single serving of chips? Most people will just demolish the entire bag. Half of it is marketing. For example, a light product has to have less than .5g of oil per serving or something ridiculious like that, but if your serving size is 0.5g on a cooking oil than any filler you add will reduce it so you can have a light cooking oil even though you're consuming essentially the same stuff.

    It is one thing to read it, but to understand it and know what it really means might take a while longer.

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