Comparison with the Actual Measurement and Calculated Value of a Food Composition Which Are Included in Takeout Lunch

—It Is about 17 Nutrients except Vitamins—

Abstract

The labeled and measured nutritional information were compared for takeout lunches. Although nutrition information is displayed on takeout lunches, it involves calculated values in many cases. The calculated values for 64 samples of takeout lunches were compared with measured values. The comparison for 17 items showed wide differences with only the value for Na being comparable. Information about mineral composition was incomplete and could not be adequately compared. It seems from the results that more attention to oil and fat is required to ensure grater validity of the displayed information.