Many authorities around the world including United Arab Emirates authorities have proposed a food labelingsystem to assist shoppers in making a faster and healthier food choice and its aim is to improve awareness around healthy living, this is where traffic light labels take part.

The color-coded system has been popularized in the US and Europe as it assists in the provide information at a glance when looking at a product, as the labeling would highlight nutritional content such as the amount ofsugar, salt, and fat.

The Red color indicates that the product is high in fat, saturated fat, sugars, and salt which means that a consumer is advised to either reduce or limit foods that contain a lot of red as it was shared on March 14th bythe Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC) on their social mediaplatform, Click here to see ADPHC’s shared post on Instagram.

The Amber Color indicates that the product is of a moderate amount of fat, saturated fat, sugars, and salt and therefore can be consumed moderately. Click here to see ADPHC’s shared post on Instagram.

The Green Color indicates that the product is low in fat, saturated fat, sugars and salt therefore it is a good and healthy option. Click here to see ADPHC’s shared post on Instagram.

NutriCal now has an automatic traffic light label in English, Arabic, and both combined. If you are in the Food Brands or the Food Manufacturing Business then this feature would be of great use to your establishment. with NutriCal you'll accelerate the process of retailing your food items / pre-packed meals in supermarkets or other retailers.

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