How do you compare two products from their labels?
The only right way to put two products side by side is to look at the same unit. The portion column changes from brand to brand; the fixed unit does not.
Comparing two products standing side by side on the shelf by looking at their labels is not as easy as it seems, because the values on the label may be written according to different portion definitions. The only sound way to compare is over a fixed unit, that is for the same weight or the same volume. The portion column changes from brand to brand; the fixed unit does not.
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- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Bölüm 5.2, s. 87 Besin sanayiinde kullanılan monosodyum glutamat, sodyum nitrat, sodyum bikarbonat, sodyum sitrat ve sodyum askorbat gibi sodyumlu bileşikler eklendikleri besinin sodyum içeriğini artırır; etiketinde bu bileşiklerin yer aldığı besinlerin tüketiminin azaltılması toplam sodyumun düşmesine katkı sağlar accessed: 2026-08-15
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