I’ve seen 0 calorie and 5 calorie but this is my first 1 calorie product.
I’ve seen 0 calorie and 5 calorie but this is my first 1 calorie product.
by MajorInsanity
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V-Tac
TBH that’s much more transparent than “0” calories.
Many “zero” calorie, or even worse “zero grams of sugar”, foods actually have a measurable amount of calories and/or sugar. This is noticeable when the nutrition label lists the values for the entire package vs a serving size and that zero now has value. Or in the case of some “zero carb” tortillas, only the little tiny ones have “no carbs” while the large tortillas of the same recipe list a few grams kn their labels.
“A statement of the caloric content per serving, expressed to the nearest 5-calorie increment up to and including 50 calories, and 10-calorie increment above 50 calories, except that amounts less than 5 calories may be expressed as zero. Energy content per serving may also be expressed in kilojoule units, added in parentheses immediately following the statement of the caloric content.”
A lot of other countries will just use the kj amount and list the conversion to kcal
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TBH that’s much more transparent than “0” calories.
Many “zero” calorie, or even worse “zero grams of sugar”, foods actually have a measurable amount of calories and/or sugar. This is noticeable when the nutrition label lists the values for the entire package vs a serving size and that zero now has value. Or in the case of some “zero carb” tortillas, only the little tiny ones have “no carbs” while the large tortillas of the same recipe list a few grams kn their labels.
This is because the US has different labeling laws than a lot of other countries.
According to the [FDA](https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=101.9&SearchTerm=nutrition%20label),
“A statement of the caloric content per serving, expressed to the nearest 5-calorie increment up to and including 50 calories, and 10-calorie increment above 50 calories, except that amounts less than 5 calories may be expressed as zero. Energy content per serving may also be expressed in kilojoule units, added in parentheses immediately following the statement of the caloric content.”
A lot of other countries will just use the kj amount and list the conversion to kcal