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By HELEN W. SMITH
Extension Agent, Home Economics
Food packages often display messages about the nutrition benefits of the products within. There are two types of messages that may appear: (1) nutrient content — also called descriptions; and (2) health claims.
Both nutrient content claims and health claims are both strictly regulated by the government.
What They Are
A nutrient content claim gives the consumer a quick and general idea of the amount of a particular nutrient in a food serving. A “low sodium" nutrient content claims, for example, lets the consumer know that the food within contains 140 mg or less of sodium in each standardized serving.” The term “low sodium” will have the same meaning regardless of the product or brand it appears on.
Other nutrient content claims are specifically and uniformly defined as well. This mans that nutrient content claims are particularly helpful tp the consumer who wants to make quick nutrient comparisons among different
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