Nutrition information on food labels is an important source of nutrition information but is typically underutilized by consumers.
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]