India Food Stats

If you thought the packaged food product you bought after checking its ingredients last year remain the same today, you could be in for a surprise. Let's look at the labelling of Everyday 100% Whole Wheat Bread The ingredients and nutritional information are presented in smaller print compared to the eye-catching marketing text - The label in November 2024 The ingredients list from November 2024 & January 2023 are listed below in the  following table. All images are from Open Food Facts - the Wikipedia of Food (click on dates in the table to see more about this product) November 2024 January 2023 Notes Whole Wheat Flour Whole Wheat Flour Same but percentage not mentioned - Wheat Bran Missing in new formulation - Gluten Sugar Sugar Yeast Yeast Iodised Salt Salt Refined Palmolein Oil Edible Vegetable Oil Transpar...

The  Codex Alimentarius , established by the UN and WHO, offers a global framework for food labelling standards. While adherence to this "food code" is voluntary, its implementation varies worldwide.  In terms of nutritional labelling, it is a compulsory practice in most major economies, including the US (since the 1990s), India, China (2013), Japan, Australia, and EU nations (2016). Labelling helps consumers to make an informed choice while purchasing their foodstuffs. Nutrition information on labels on the back or side of packaging is provided per 100 grams or per 100 millilitres and sometimes per portion/serving of the food or drink. According to UK's biggest health website, NHS , the following values are considered high : Total fat - more than 17.5g of fat per 100g Saturated fat - more than 5g of saturated fat per 100g Sugars - more than 22.5g of total sugars per 100g Salt - more than 1.5g of salt per 100g (or 0.6g sodium) The table below shows how high, medium, ...