Front of pack nutrition labelling
Providing front of pack nutritional information remains voluntary , however many food manufacturers choose to display nutritional information on the front of pre-packaged food and drinks .
Front of pack labels allows consumers to :
• Check what the food contains – how much energy , fat , saturates , sugar and salt the food provides , plus how much of their Reference Intake this contributes to ;
• Compare foods they buy with other similar foods ;
• Choose the foods that best suit their needs .
Each serving of Edam ( 30g ) contains : of an adult ’ s Reference Intake Typical values per 100g : Energy 1325kJ / 320kcal
Energy 400kJ 95kcal
Fat 7.0g
Saturates 4.7g
Sugars 0g
Salt 0.8g
5 % 10 % 24 % 13 %