Nutrition information on food labels could be a cost-effective method of communicating nutrition information to consumers because the information appears at the point of sale for most packaged foods.[
Nutrition information on food labels is an important source of nutrition information but is typically underutilized by consumers. Nutrition information on food labels could be a cost-effective method of communicating nutrition information to consumers because the information appears at the point of sale for most packaged foods.[ 6] Although consumers value nutrition when deciding which foods to buy,[ 7] nutrition information on food labels is complex and does not always live up to its potential to communicate effectively.[ 8, 9, 10, 11]