{"id":125318,"date":"2022-11-24T09:45:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T04:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=125318"},"modified":"2022-11-24T01:09:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T19:39:55","slug":"know-about-indian-nutrition-rating-inr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/food\/know-about-indian-nutrition-rating-inr","title":{"rendered":"Know About Indian Nutrition Rating (INR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Recently, India&#8217;s highest food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), launched a notification to amend the Food Safety and Standards (labelling and display) regulations in 2020. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It also launched a notification for the front or back labelling, depicting five stars beside the brand&#8217;s name. Under the universal rating system, it is mandatory to carry a star rating so that the consumer can get to know the quality of the food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The food packaging will print the stars as per the quality of the food. There will be zero stars for unhealthy food items, and the food packaging will carry a 5-star rating for the healthiest things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Types of Nutrition rating\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Star rating is one type of nutrition rating. There are a total of five kinds of nutritional ratings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A daily intake plan<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Suggestions are given on packets in one serving.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Panel of nutritional information<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The information is given on the food packet about the nutrients present in the food. It will provide the details of each nutrient.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Labeling of traffic lights<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It shows the amount of fat, salt, and sugar present in the food on the packet of the food. It also shows the colours, such as red, orange, or green, indicating the healthy food level.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Warning label<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A warning label is similar to a light traffic label. It shows the amount of salt, sugar, and fat, whether high or low, without providing many details about the quantities and ingredients in the food.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Star rating<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A star rating is the most common type of rating. It is also found in electric appliances. Stars from one to five will be provided, depicting how healthy the food is. If there are five stars, that means the food is the most beneficial. Similarly, if there is only one star, the food is unhealthy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Features of the amendment<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The amendment introduced Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling (FOPNL).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The concept of high fat, sugar, and salt in food is introduced.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The food packaging will depict all the ingredients added to the food.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The weight of the ingredients and the ingredients through percentage will be shown on the packaging.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pictorial representation\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI) checks all processed and packed food before it goes to the consumers. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI) has divided food into three categories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mentioned below are the categories:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Category 1\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Category 1 will consist of all the solid foods with their ingredients listed on their packets.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Category 2\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Category 2 consists of all the liquid foods in cans or packets.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Category 3 <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Category 3 consists of all foods exempted from the Front of Pack Nutritional Labelling (FOPNL). These foods are not available in packets or cans. <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Foods of all the upper two categories have a pictorial representation under the Indian Nutrition Rating (INR).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A way of rating<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI) has introduced their way of rating foods. Scores will be given based on the ingredients added, whether they are healthy or not. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The amount of the ingredient will be measured per 100 gm of a solid food item, or in the case of liquid food, per 100 ml. If the score of a solid food item is more than 25, 0.5 stars will be given. If the score is less than 11, 5 stars will be provided.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, India&#8217;s highest food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), launched a notification to amend the Food Safety and Standards (labelling and display) regulations in 2020. It also launched a notification for the front or back labelling, depicting five stars beside the brand&#8217;s name. 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