Nutrition Tip
Why the First Three Ingredients on a Label Matter
The ingredients list on a packaged product is written in order of weight; the ingredient used most stands at the very beginning. That is why the first three lines describe what the product is really made of more accurately than the advertising text does.
Sources
- Türk Gıda Kodeksi Gıda Etiketleme ve Tüketicileri Bilgilendirme Yönetmeliği 29960 (Mükerrer) MADDE 21/(1) — bileşenler listesi published: 2017-01-26 accessed: 2026-08-14
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