Nutrition Vocabulary Terms
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| Low in calories |
no more than 40 per serving |
| Reduced calories |
at least 1/3 of calories remobed but not nutritionally inferior |
| Lite |
at least 1/3 calories removed |
| Low Fat |
no more than 3 grams per serving |
| Sodium Free |
Less than 5 mg |
| Very low sodium |
40 mg or less |
| low sodium |
140 mg or less |
| reduced sodium |
75% less than original product |
| unsalted |
no salt added |
| genuine |
no legal meaning |
| pure |
no legal meaning unless followed by a percentage |
| wholesome |
prepared in a sanitary environment |
| refined |
just the pure product |
| enriched |
nutrients removed during processing, added back in later |
| fortified |
nutrients added that weren't originally in the product |
| supplement |
nutrients were added to more than 50% |
| USRDA |
united states recommended daily allowance |
| RDA |
recomended daily allowance |
| calorie |
the amount of energy it takes to heat 1 gm of water. |
| Calorie |
the measure of the amount of energy in food |
| glycemid index |
measuer of how quickly a food raises the blood sugar levels |
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