Nutrition Labelling in Canada - The % Daily Value

Canadian % Daily Value website

Canadian Food Label - % Daily Value - Yogurt Example

Canada has a similar nutrition labelling scheme to Australia's Daily Intake Guide.  The Canadian % DV is a tool to help consumers see if a specific amount of food has a little or a lot of a nutrient.

In the Nutrition Facts table, there is a % DV for:

Fat, saturated and trans fats (combined), sodium, carbohydrate, fibre, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron.

Protein and sugars do not have a % DV.

• There is no % DV for protein since most Canadians get enough.
• There is no % DV for sugars because there is no generally accepted sugar target for a healthy population.

The % DV for cholesterol is optional. This means food companies can choose to show the % DV for cholesterol if they want to.

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