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Aishwarya Kapoor

8 Things on an Indian Food Label That Tell You More Than the Calorie Count Ever Will

1. Serving Size

Every number on a nutrition label, calories, sodium, fat, sugar, is calculated per serving, not per packet. A 200g bag of bhujia might list its nutrition for a 30g serving. Eat the bag and multiply everything by six. The FSSAI mandates that serving sizes appear on all packaged food labels, but there is no rule that the serving size must be realistic. Manufacturers routinely set it low enough to make the numbers look clean. Before reading any other figure, find the serving size and decide whether it matches how you actually eat the product.

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