If… …thereisnohigh

fructosecornsyrupinthismaplesyrup…

…Then

• Highfructosecornsyrup(HFCS)isasweetenerderivedfromcornsyrup.

• Itissimilartotablesugar(sucrose)andiscomposedoffructoseandglucose.

Tablesugar=50%fructose,50%glucose.HFCS=55%fructose,42%glucose.

• Nutritionally,HFCSandsugararenearlyidentical.

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If……mypeanutbutteris“Natural”…

…Then

• FDAdefines“natural”as,

“nothingartificialorsynthetic(includingcoloradditives)hasbeenincludedin,orhasbeenaddedtothefood(inprocessing)thatwouldnotnormallybeexpectedtobeinthat

food.”

• Doesnotaddressfoodproductionmethodsfromthefarmwhereitwasproduced(pesticides,seedvarieties(GMOs),animalhusbandrypractices,etc.)

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If……my

vegetablesare

organic…

…Then

• USDAorganicsealcanbeusedbycertifiedorganicfarmsandprocessingplants.• Noantibioticsorhormones(inlivestockproduction)• Noirradiationorgeneticallymodifiedseed• Herbicideandpesticideusemustcomplywith

NationalListofAllowedandProhibitedSubstances

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• DoesNOTindicatecompleteabsenceofchemicals,farmsize,overallhealthoffood,environmentalimpact,waterusage,treatmentofanimals,orworkingconditions.

If……myclementinesare

Non-GMO…

…Then

• Thereisnosuchthingasageneticallymodifiedclementine.Thelabeldoesnotseparateonepackageofclementinesfromanother.

• EvenIFtherewereGMOclementines,foodsderivedfromgeneticallymodifiedplantshavenotbeencrediblyproventoposeanyrisksdifferentfromtheirconventionallygrown(non-GMO)counterparts.

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If……myeggsare‘cagefree’…

…Then

• Thehenswhoproducedtheeggswerenothousedincages.Likelytheywerehousedinanindooraviarysystem.

• Henswerenothousedoutdoors.

• Theeggsareidenticalinnutritionandtastetoothereggs.

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If……mymilkdoesn’thave

artificialgrowthhormones…

…Then

• Ifyoureadthefineprint,“Nosignificantdifferenceisfoundinmilkfromcowstreatedwithartificialgrowthhormone.”

• ThereisnodetectabledifferenceinmilkwithorwithoutcowsbeingtreatedwithrBST.

• Thislabelstemmedfromtheuseofasynthetichormoneapprovedin1993thatboostedmilkproduction.Itisnotacommondairyfarmingpracticeanymore,butthelabelremains.

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If……mybeefwas100%grassfed…

…Then

• Theterm“grass-fed”generallyreferstomeatobtainedfromanimalsraisedonadietofgrassandotherforage,orhaywhenpasturewasunavailable.

• Thelabelmaybecertifiedbyprivategroupswhosettheirownstandardsforcertification.

• Labeldoesnotmeanmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyorsustainable.

• Grass-feddoesnotequal“organic.”• Doesnotnecessarilyequatetodifferentanimal

welfarepractices.• Isn’tnecessarilyfromcattleraisedfreeofgrowth

hormonesorantibiotics.• Thereareonlyminornutritionaldifferences

betweenbeeffinished(fed)ongrassvsthosefinishedongrain.

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If……mypopsicledoesn’thave

anyaddedsugar…

…Then

• ‘Addedsugar’isanytypeofsugarorsyrupsweeteneraddedtofoodsinprocessing.

• Itdoesnotrefertonaturallyoccurringsugarssuchaslactoseinmilkorfructoseinfruit.

• ThenewNutritionFactslabelincludesameasurementand%DailyValueofaddedsugars.Tohelpavoidobesityandriskofdiabetesitisrecommendedtoconsumenomorethan50grams(12teaspoons)ofaddedsugarperday.

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