Rule of thumb nutrition guide

Making sense of the figures provided on food labels can be difficult. Use the following ‘rule of thumb’ nutrition guide to tell whether the food contains a lot or a little of nutrients such as fat, sugar and sodium (salt).

Compare the amounts declared on the nutrition panel with the amounts below. For foods where you eat the whole pack, like a ready meal or sandwich, compare the figure given on the pack for ‘per serving’. For other foods, such as snacks or foods which you eat in relatively small amounts, compare the figure ‘per 100g’.