TIPS TO KNOW ON FOOD LABELING

It is extremely important to know and comprehend what you as a living being are eating on a daily basis, for you have to understand that what you eat is what you are, literally! We as people, continually purchase at least 65 to 70 percent of our food from big companies like TESCO, ASDA, SAINSBURY etc., There are many substances and produce that are being added into your food stuffs and they are not declaring what they are at all or what they are exactly, instead they will give you abbreviations that are difficult to follow or long scientific words that are hard to understand. Please understand that it is imperative to know the meanings of food labeling that are on your food stuffs. This not just the case of putting things into your body and To begin with here are a few tips on food labeling that can help you understand your food better:

this is usually connected to yogurts and fruit or vegetable-based products. There are no specific rules on where or when this term can be used. We have to understand the actual word "bio" and what it means when applied to consumable produce for example preBIOtic and proBIOtic. These are terms that are used to influence the public into 'feeling' that the produce they are receiving is for your life-wellbeing (made-up word!) But seriously, please follow this link and specifically look for the word fecal transplants and understand what that word means http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probiotic. The word bio in ancient greek means life/living therefore you are assuming that you are eating something that will extend your life not really understanding that you are actually eating the 'fecal matter' of living organisms-bacteria!
'FREE FROM’: this phrase does not always hold up to its claim. A lot of food organisations love to play around with this phrase as it isn't legal to do so so they take advantage of this. Many free-from food produce are actually allergy-prone for example one product can be gluten-free but can be lactose-prone, so you have to be careful when checking for some products won't warn you.
'FRESH, NATURAL & PURE': These are terms that gradually customers are distrusting more and more when it comes to food specifying. This term can mislead and confuse a potential customer if not applied properly. The term 'fresh' is applied to a time period that the product can legally be qualified as 'fresh'. Pure is usually meant that the food product is 100% the product it displays-no additives. This usually isn't the case as pure in everyone's eyes means 100% 'one substance’. Natural usually goes hand-in-hand with the term 'organic'. This will be explained on the organic term.
This term can be extremely misleading as it is not legally specified to stringently mean anything. Therefore companies and nutrition organisations can align it to whatever the impression they're specifying e.g. texture, taste, fat, calories etc.,
LOW FAT/FAT-FREE: This should be carefully scrutinised as 'alternative sugars or fats' can replaced and be as harmful as typical sugars and fats when in excess.
NO ADDED SUGAR/UNSWEETENED: This usually means that no sugar has been added in the ingredients. This does not mean that it will not have low sugar content or it does not have sugar already in it or some sort of sweetener, so please be careful when making a choice.
: This word has now been patented 'legally' in the court of law, so now nutritional companies and organisations can apply this word anyway they see fit. This being noted, all organic products must be produced according to European laws http://farmwars.info/?p=8328.
LACTOSE-FREE/REDUCED LACTOSE: This is the sugar that is present within milk and other milk-products. This is for people that cannot tolerate lactose in their system. It usually makes them have an allergic reaction that can range from feeling sick, bloated, stomach pains to diarrhea.