Claims may mean the opposite of the nutritional truth:

Claim: FDA Meaning
(per serving): Health Meaning:

Fat free Less than 0.5 mg of fat May be high in fat if many servings used

Low fat 3 g or less of fat 3 g is high fat for heart health

Lean Less than 10 g of total fat,
4 g of saturated fat, &
95 mg of cholesterol An artery-clogging food to be avoided; 95 mg is a 3-week supply for those trying to reverse heart disease risk

Light (lite) 30% fewer calories or half the fat & half the sodium of the regular version of the same food Doesn't mean it's low fat or low sodium, just that it has less than the item it is being compared with; could still be very high in fat & sodium

Cholesterol free Less than 2 mg of cholesterol & less than 2 g of saturated fat A good guide to cholesterol, but check the saturated fat: 2 g is too much

Claim:	FDA Meaning (per serving):	Health Meaning:
Fat free	Less than 0.5 mg of fat	May be high in fat if many servings used
Low fat	3 g or less of fat	3 g is high fat for heart health
Lean	Less than 10 g of total fat, 4 g of saturated fat, & 95 mg of cholesterol	An artery-clogging food to be avoided; 95 mg is a 3-week supply for those trying to reverse heart disease risk
Light (lite)	30% fewer calories or half the fat & half the sodium of the regular version of the same food	Doesn't mean it's low fat or low sodium, just that it has less than the item it is being compared with; could still be very high in fat & sodium
Cholesterol free	Less than 2 mg of cholesterol & less than 2 g of saturated fat	A good guide to cholesterol, but check the saturated fat: 2 g is too much