What does the word trace mean on food packets with nutrition information ?!


Question: What does the word trace mean on food packets with nutrition information .?
can't take too much sugar so check nutrition information on on food packets,mostly after carbohydratesHealth Question & Answer


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It means no amount of eg sugar could be found that is measurable.Health Question & Answer

Its a way food companies cover there ar^ses. As food production lines may be contaminated with other materials. This also alerts people with Allergies to be aware that certain meals may come in contact with other ingredients in small amounts.Health Question & Answer

In this instance, whatever the packet said it has traces of, eg. nuts, it would mean there might be slivers of nuts in it....but not enough to put into record/measure.Health Question & Answer

It means there is hardly any of that food group in the food, trace salt = hardly any salt. Not enough to be registered - not as much as 0.1gHealth Question & Answer

Trace means there are traces of that ingredient in there but not enough to actually recordHealth Question & Answer

Extremely small amounts. Can not be measured.Health Question & Answer

I think it might be too small to put a measurement onHealth Question & Answer



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