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[–] 19 points 2 months ago (12 children)

Yeah, it's rounding. Under a certain amount, it just rounds to zero. No one is actually using the recommended serving size. There should be legal requirements to always provide the information for the full amount in the package/container/bottle/whatever as well next to the other values (some countries at least sometimes do this).

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Yeah, here in Japan as well. I think really enforcing realistic serving sizes (no one is going to accurately do 0.25s) in labeling would also help the US.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    help the US

    The US people? Yes
    The US corporations? No

    Who do you think matters?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Then why not round the serving size?

    The label is true for a serving size of zero. At 0.25g, it's 0.25g of fat and 2.2 calories. The fat content is the exact same as the serving size and the calories should not round to zero. You literally can't use the label to figure out any of the numbers if you use different amounts. It's no different than not having a label at all.

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