What do the percentages on a food label mean?

Answer 1

"The % Daily Value is the percentage of a nutrient that one serving of the product contributes toward the daily recommended amount."

This is based on a 2,000 calories per day diet.

For example a food label may say 12g of fat = 18% daily value.

This means that 12 grams of fat is 18% of the total 65 grams of fat recommended per day

You can use the percentage to decide if there is a low or high amount of that particular nutrient in one serving of the product.

Low = 5% or less

High = 20% or more

Answer 2

The FDA requires food labels on almost all packaged foods that include nutrition information in readable type. The % Daily Value" shows what portion of the amount of daily recommended nutrients the product provides, based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Answer 3

i think that it means the percent of what it as

Answer 4

It depends on the context: it could refer to the amount of the ingredient or component in the product - for example 15% fat or the percentage of some recommended limit or allowance.