Medical Sciences Asked by Jones G on December 18, 2020
I have a certain product that says there were 8 g of fat. Listed below it are the fats content such as Omega 3 – 4379 mg, Trans fat – 0 g, Saturated fat – 1.5 g. But all these does not add up! I looked into other products and this seems to be a common practice. Some even include the cholesterol content, but it still does not add up.
My question is, where are these unlisted fats coming from? And what is on it that it seems to warrant less attention?
I have attached here an example, note that this is even from FDA!
There are many different ways of classifying fats, including:
The nutrition label you show lists only some of the constituent fats of the product: the saturated fats, and those unsaturated fats with a trans arrangement. Cis-unsaturated fats aren't listed.
Answered by Mark on December 18, 2020
The FDA's food labeling guide is a more complete reference.
Importantly, these labels are not precise to any scientific standard. Fat quantities are rounded to the nearest gram or half gram, fat quantities <0.5g are reported as zero, only saturated and trans fats must be labeled separate from total fat (if >0.5g per serving) and others are up to the manufacturer. These are meant to provide general information to consumers, not to be an exact representation.
Omega-3 fats are a particular category of polyunsaturated fat. Manufacturers can add information about unsaturated fat as a whole or in categories, often separated into polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, but they don't have to. Often when they do it's because they are attempting to make some sort of health claim, so this is a form of allowed marketing rather than a government standard.
Answered by Bryan Krause on December 18, 2020
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