The secrets behind food labels you need to know
Don’t fall for these tricks
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Ingredients are arranged by weight
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Organic might not mean what you think it means…
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… same as 'free range'
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What does 'natural' really mean?
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Steer clear of low sugar and low fat products
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Zero doesn't always mean zero
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Be mindful of serving sizes
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Watch out for label padding
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Be sceptical about 'baked, not fried'
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Animal products hiding in plain sight
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Fish products hiding in plain sight
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There's seaweed in dairy-free milks
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Are there antibiotics in your meat?
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And water in my chicken?
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No artificial additives doesn't mean no additives at all
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Know your additives: tartrazine
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Know your additives: carmine
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Know your additives: E904
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Know your additives: L-Cysteine
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Know your additives: smoke flavouring
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Know your sugars
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Also watch out for 'no added sugar'
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Your truffle oil probably contains no truffles…
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… and there are no cocoa solids in white chocolate
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You might not even be buying what the label says
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