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> In the EU, serving sizes make sense Like 1 child hand full of muesli, totally typical serving size for a breakfast. Totally legit to label the sugar with A o
by herbst 3y ago
> In the EU, serving sizes make sense
Like 1 child hand full of muesli, totally typical serving size for a breakfast. Totally legit to label the sugar with A or B then.
I just get EU labels on Import products but so far I don't get it. They all have A or B and are full of sugars, sweeteners and aroma products.
- Kbelicius 3y agoBeing from EU, and just checked a few products, they all have 2 lists. One for serving size/per product and one for 100g. What don't you get?
- herbst 3y agoThe nutrition label is based on serving sizes which don't make sense in the real world making the whole label and wasted space nonsense. Like: The box says score A but when you check the 100g list you realize that you are eating a complete meal calorie wise as snack using a realistic serving size. With little to zero nutrition value. Why A?
- anonyfox 3y agonutrition labels are a lobbied-for scam. it compares products within _the same category_ against each other. Like, cereals against cereals, and boom: doesn't look too bad! The reality (cereals are pure carbs and not healthy whatsoever) is labelled over and simple-minded consumers think its better than it actually is and buy it.
- Woshiwuja 3y agoThinking carbs are unhealthy is such an american take.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoA bit uncalled for. Nutritional quackery is everywhere.
- ThunderSizzle 3y agoPerhaps, but America has am obesity problem due to lack of exercise and unhealthy food. The war on fat meant we just eat various forms of sugar to avoid fat. And it makes us even fatter
- Woshiwuja 3y agoI think it's because everything you eat has sugar in it. Everything is so sweet
- anonyfox 3y agonot an american here. but pure carbs with nothing else (no fiber, vitamins, proteins, fats, ...) is just pure calories without nutrition value... except you're starving.
- Woshiwuja 3y agocereal is not pure carbs, there are fibers, iron, and other useful stuff in them. Maybe american cereal is different and not made with wheat?
- tasuki 3y agoI'm from the EU and not even aware of nutrition labels and serving sizes. Everything mentions nutrition values per 100g. That's the thing that matters and it's very easy to check. Similar when checking prices, I compare the price per 100g, not the price per randomly sized package...
- herbst 3y agoIf it's actually per 100g I am heavily surprised how 20g sugar and 79g carbs with some artificial vitamins can be considered A. I guess it's not about being healthy then, just about being not soooo bad
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago[flagged]
- herbst 3y agoThanks for assuming my unit system
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- newaccount74 3y agoI agree that Nutriscore is bullshit that was designed to make stuff seem healthier than it is, and it is quite controversial in the EU. The only good thing about EU labels is that they always have precise values per 100g or 100ml, which allows accurate calorie tracking vs. US labels with ridiculous serving sizes (eg. serving size is half a cookie. Who the fuck eats half a cookie)