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I think the US would benefit from better labeling of food.

Here is a comparison of EU vs. US labels: https://www.foodlabels.com/nutritionfacts-examples-5.htm

Some differences:

- sodium vs. salt

- 'per serving' vs. per 100g (in the US candy is often specified as multiple servings per container, deflating the numbers)

- fiber included under carbohydrates

(granted, there are issues with EU labeling too, but I think it has some advantages)




The "of which" lines on the EU version are particularly weird - simple indentation like on the US version is more readable.

On a tangent, here in Australia, goods in supermarkets now have to have their prices also listed in 'per 100g' (or per volume). It makes price comparison much easier, and no longer are you trying to figure out what the breakdown is for a 527ml bottle of Foo Cleaner against it's 483ml competitor.


In the EU version, it's quite easy to find the "sugars" line, which directly gives you the percentage of sugars in the product. This makes it really easy to compare products by sugar content. If that's what you're looking to do, it doesn't matter much that sugars are (or are not) grouped under carbs.


Just don't put that much confidence in what those labels say:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE2lna5Wxuo




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