Words such as low, reduced, high and more are now legally defined within nutrition.

Reduced  Means that the product has 25% or less of a nutrient or calorie than the regular product.

Calorie Free  Less than 5 calories

Low Calorie  40 calories or less

Light or Lite  One third fewer calories or 50% less fat: if more than half the calories are from fat, the fat content must be reduced by 50% or more.

Fat Free  Less than.5 gram of fat

Low Fat  3 grams or less fat

Other nutritional terms to look for:  Sodium (salt)  Cholesterol  Fiber

Sodium  Sodium Free – 35 milligrams or less sodium  Light in sodium – 50% less sodium  Low Sodium – 140 milligrams or less sodium  Very low sodium – less then 50 milligrams sodium

Cholesterol  Cholesterol Free – less than 2 milligrams cholesterol and 2 grams or less saturated fat.  Low Cholesterol – 20 milligrams or less cholesterol and 2 grams or less saturated fat.