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This website from the FDA provides an explanation on how to understand and use the Nutrition Facts Label. http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html
Taylor CL, Wilkening VL. How the nutrition food label was developed, part 1: The nutrition facts panel. J Am Diet Assoc 2008; 108:437–442.
Taylor CL, Wilkening VL. How the nutrition food label was developed, part 2: The purpose and promise of nutrition claims. J Am Diet Assoc 2008; 108:618–623.
This website provides much information about the composition of foods and the sources of nutrients. http://www.nutritiondata.com operated by NutritionData
A Canadian website can be found by doing a Google search for “nutrient value of some common foods”. This provides detailed information on the nutrition content of large numbers of foods.
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Taylor CL, Wilkening VL. How the nutrition food label was developed, part 1: The nutrition facts panel. J Am Diet Assoc 2008; 108:437–442.
Taylor CL, Wilkening VL. How the nutrition food label was developed, part 2: The purpose and promise of nutrition claims. J Am Diet Assoc 2008; 108:618–623.
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Gibson, K.M., Temple, N.J., Anwar, A.R. (2010). Food Labels and Sources of Nutrients: Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff. In: Wilson, T., Bray, G., Temple, N., Struble, M. (eds) Nutrition Guide for Physicians. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-431-9_6
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