serving

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | 285 words | Copyright

serving US food labelling legislation requires that nutrients be shown per standard serving of the food. The Food and Drug Administration has defined serving or portion sizes, based on surveys of amounts customarily eaten, so the definition of portions is not left to the manufacturer.

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