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what are the FDA food label requirements for food to be considered natural and the requirements to be healthy

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Answer:

"Healthy" on a menu should contain 20 percent salt, fat, and cholesterol of you daily diet and be made from natural ingredients.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, there and thank you for your question! According to the FDA for a Food Item to be considered "healthy" on a menu it must contain 20 percent salt, fat, and cholesterol and be made from all natural ingredients!

User Deepak Bandi
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natural:
"Whether it is appropriate to define the term “natural,”

If so, how the agency should define “natural,” and

How the agency should determine appropriate use of the term on food labels."
(direct from FDA's website)
healthy:
could not find on their website or through other resources; apologies

User Istvano
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