When you look at energy and nutrition facts label of a product you should first look at the serving size and the number of the servings in the package.
Example: If the serving size of milk is 1 glass (250 ml), then 500-ml. milk will have 2 servings (2 glasses).
Serving size of a product is based mainly on the product and can vary in terms of 100ml/100g/portion/package. In Turkey, there is a legal mandatory to construct energy and nutrition facts label using one of the terms above. In Figure 10, nutrition facts of a product are stated for both 1 and 2 portions to give you an idea about the intake of the nutrients.
Figure 10 – Nutrients Intake With Respect to Daily Consumption
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1 Serving |
2 Servings |
| Serving Size |
1 Glass (250 ml) |
Meeting Rate of RDA* |
2 Glass (500 ml) |
Meeting Rate of RDA* |
| Calories |
150 |
7,50% |
300 |
15% |
| Fat |
12 g |
18% |
24 g |
36% |
| Saturated Fat |
5 g |
25% |
10 g |
50% |
| Cholestrol |
15 mg |
5% |
30 mg |
10% |
| Sodium |
200 mg |
8,30% |
400 mg |
16,60% |
| Carbohydrate |
50 g |
16% |
100 g |
32% |
| Fiber |
3 g |
12% |
6 g |
24% |
| Protein |
5 g |
10% |
10 g |
20% |
| Vitamin A |
0,12 mg |
15% |
0,24 mg |
30% |
| Vitamin C |
10 mg |
16% |
20 mg |
32% |
*Recommended Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie ıntake; for adults and children 4 or more years of age. RDAs can change according to age, sex, height, weight, physical activity etc. (FDA-1999)
% daily need of a nutrient can give you an idea about the nutritional content of the product, so you can evaluate the product as nutritive or not.
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