"BASED ON A 2000 CALORIE A DAY DIET?"

freddi11e
freddi11e Posts: 317 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What's up with food packaging that says "based on a 2000 calorie a day diet"? Does that mean it's different for other calorie intakes ? Where do they get 2000?

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  • bc2ct
    bc2ct Posts: 222 Member
    This means that all of the "% of daily nutritional requirement" labels are scaled to a % of 2000 total kcal. If you eat more or less than you are eating a smaller or larger % of your daily requirement respectively.
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