What does light or lite mean on a food label?

Ximena Jimenez on behalf of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Nutrition & Dietetics

Light means that a product contains 1/3 fewer calories or 1/2 less fat of the reference food.

Light also can describe characteristics such as texture and color

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