Guidance Daily Amounts (GDA's)
GDA's help consumers make sense of the nutrition information provided on the food label and are intended as guidance to help consumers in their understanding of their recommended daily requirements of energy (calories), fat and other nutrients.
Adults
| Energy (Calories) |
2000 |
| Fat (g) |
70 |
| Saturated Fat (g) |
20 |
| Carbohydrate (g) |
270 |
| Protein (g) |
45 |
| Sodium (g) |
2.4 |
| Salt (g) |
6 |
Institute of Grocery Distribution 2005
Children Aged 5-10 Years
| Energy (Calories) |
1800 |
| Fat (g) |
70 |
| Saturated Fat (g) |
20 |
| Carbohydrate (g) |
220 |
| Protein (g) |
24 |
| Sodium (g) |
1.4 |
| Salt (g) |
4 |
Institute of Grocery Distribution 2005
Health and Nutrition Claims
Health claims include statements about the beneficial effect on the body of a food, while nutrition claims are statements with regard what is in the food. An example of a health claim is 'helps maintain a healthy heart 'and an example of a nutrition claim is 'Low in fat'.
Vitamin and Mineral Claims:
- Rich/Excellent Source - the food must supply 50% of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) - of that mineral or vitamin.
- Source of - the food must supply 17% of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) - of that mineral or vitamin.
| Nutrition Claim |
What it Means |
| Low fat |
less than 3g fat per 100g / 100ml |
| Reduced fat |
30% less fat than a similar standard product, it does not mean the product is low in fat.
|
| No added sugar |
No sugar (or food composed mainly of sugar) has been added to the product. Maystill contain natural sugar i.e. fruit sugar in fruit juice.
|
| Low sugar |
No more than 5g sugar/100g |
| Reduced sugar |
Must contain 25% less sugar than the regular product
|
| Low calorie |
Less than 40kcals per 100g. |
| Low sodium |
0.12g sodium per 100g |
| Low salt |
0.3g salt/100g |
| High fibre |
6g fibre per 100g |
| Rich source of a vitamin / mineral |
food must supply 50% of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA)
|
| Source of vitamin /mineral |
Food must supply 17% of the RDA |
