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August 22, 2013

Master Your Food: How To Read And Understand Food Nutrition Labels....

Cholesterol continues...
 Low cholesterol means that one serving of the product contains 20 or fewer milligrams (mg) of cholesterol and 2 grams or less of saturated fat. Reduced cholesterol means that one serving of the product contains at least 25 percent less cholesterol than the regular product and 2 grams or less of saturated fat.

5. Sodium free or no sodium means that one serving of the product contains less than 5 milligrams (mg) of sodium and no sodium chloride in ingredients. Very low sodium means that one serving of the product contains 35 milligrams (mg) or less of sodium. *Sodium is what we call table salt.* The fact to be noted here is the quantity of table salt the food package contains.

6. As for the fiber, vitamins and other nutrients, ensure to get the required daily percentage. The daily percentages per food package is well written out on the label. 
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