Nutrition Labels

[mr_whipple]

hell yeah, easier now tho...its legal.

same, nothing processed all home cooked with a rare meal out. eating out has become far too expensive. couple burgers and couple beers is $50+ around here - its ridiculous.

Amen... I earn a decent living, but wow it's an eye opener when you look at menu prices.

I'm a big reader of labels . Not really because of concern , just more for my own information .
Mainly ingredients for reverse engineering stuff at home .
Those things are probably written with a Lawyers advice , and an amount of cover their ass involved .

It's a " Trivial amount " . Says so at the bottom of the can .

Gotta luv the CYA. People are sitting around waiting to sue for just about anything.

 

[sandyut]

Gotta luv the CYA. People are sitting around waiting to sue for just about anything.

not to get too far off topic, but if you dont CYA someones gonna show up and try to take all you have. I moved and was selling my old place from out of state, got a contact, the lady got the lock box code to "get design ideas", but thats B&E! (no one cared about that), she slips on ice and sues me for more than the townhouse was worth! couple years before that got served a lawsuit from a car accident for a couple million! neither ended up getting much but...changes your perspective, and I got umbrella insurance. no more f'ing around! I worked too hard for what I have for some yahoo to try to take it.

 

[chef k-dude]

I instinctively read labels after bieng low carb for a handful of years, even though we are allowing carbs now, I want to know. Sugars are what I look for the most now...added sugars. I dont care about sodium and wont digress on that subject.

The two label examples you showed gave me no problem, although I wonder why a person needs to know the values on dry plain uncooked pasta. I hate the labels on smaller packages that list everything in sort of a sentence or paragraph form. That spray oil can is lying. It says 4 grams of carbs in one gram of product. The serving size is .25 grams. That's 1 gram per serving size, not zero. And, where do I get a timer that will tell me 1/4 second?

I did discover some interesting things with labels and those "insignificant amounts". Manufacturers are clever, they list serving sizes in some cases that are ridiculously small. I noticed on a jar of garlic chili sauce or Sambal the serving size is 1/4 tsp and the carbs were zero. I have never in my life only used a 1/4 tsp. I contacted the manufacturer and was told if a value such as carbs was less than a gram, they could label it as zero. I finally pressed them enough that they sent me the lab test results which are done in 100 gram samples. Turned out 1/4 tsp had, I'll say for discussion .8 grams carbs which is 3.2 carbs per tsp.. A much more normal serving size. People on the low carb web site freaked out when I discovered this same issue on other foods. Some people just look at the label, see a low value and dont even scrutinize the serving size and think the whole container can be eaten at once with zero carbs!

I broke a few hearts when I told the community that garlic and onion powder was about 1.75 carbs per tsp. Again, the labels are usually 1/4 tsp serving size and say zero or less than one carb. I dont think I have any recipes that use just 1/4 tsp, if I do, there arent many. People thought all spices were carb free until I broke that little nugget. It may seem insignificant, but you cant get to and stay in Keto much above 25 grams carbs a day (actual ketosis). A gram or two here and there can make a difference, especially when it's hidden.

And there's when labels are flat out wrong. For years the low carb community had been enjoying Eden's black soy beans thinking they were 2 grams net carbs (carbs-fiber) per half cup serving, then suddenly the company revised its nute label and they were 5 net grams per serving, 2.5X the carbs the old label told you.

Ya neva know...your mileage may vary!

 

[JckDanls 07]

waiting to sue

That's their job... What they do for a living...

 

[Smoking Allowed]

I used to get generic mac&cheese at the dollar store along with non dairy creamer and I would make it with that and water.A case of ramen noodles and some generic canned chicken/tuna went a long way too!Always had beer money though.

Lived off similar in college

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Gotta luv the CYA. People are sitting around waiting to sue for just about anything.

You've probably read about it, but there's currently a class action lawsuit against Kraft for their misleading labeling of their mac & cheese that a judge has ruled can go forward...

 

[mr_whipple]

You've probably read about it, but there's currently a class action lawsuit against Kraft for their misleading labeling of their mac & cheese that a judge has ruled can go forward...

Actually I haven't but again, not surprised someone brought a suit. What a crazy place we live in. So to add a little bit of the other side of this labeling thread, I bought a bic lighter yesterday and here's the back of the package... Adult supervision? I need a little of that myself.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Actually I haven't but again, not surprised someone brought a suit. What a crazy place we live in. So to add a little bit of the other side of this labeling thread, I bought a bic lighter yesterday and here's the back of the package... Adult supervision? I need a little of that myself.

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Doesn't say... not for use under water lol!

Ryan

 

[Inscrutable]

Absolutely. I was just blowin off steam when I posted that but man, that mac and cheese box is one for the ages. Read a ramen noodle cup and tell me you don't know exactly how much sodium you're getting

At this point, I’ve concluded that the answer is always “too much” with any packaged food. Or restaurants. I ate at Olive Garden out of town last night. When I tallied it, it was 7000 mg!!