I think both “per serving” and “per 100g” should be required. Some foods/drinks come with “0g carbs” or “0 calories” in small enough servings, but only because the actual amount is negligible. The problem is that once the serving gets large enough, those things do start to matter, especially for instance carbs for diabetics.
Multiple times I’ve run into a “low carb” or “low sugar” drink that said something like 2 or 3g carbs per serving, and then had 2 or 3 servings per bottle, which ending up raising my blood sugar more than expected. Technically that’s on me for not checking the “per serving” and “servings per container”, and I’ve since learned my lesson, but it’s still annoying.
Add in a “per container” for things that are realistically seen as a single serving, like your drink example.
That way I don’t have to do the ‘per 100g’ figuring and I have a realistic assessment of that small can of soup that’s somehow supposed to be 2 to 3 servings.
I think both “per serving” and “per 100g” should be required. Some foods/drinks come with “0g carbs” or “0 calories” in small enough servings, but only because the actual amount is negligible. The problem is that once the serving gets large enough, those things do start to matter, especially for instance carbs for diabetics.
Multiple times I’ve run into a “low carb” or “low sugar” drink that said something like 2 or 3g carbs per serving, and then had 2 or 3 servings per bottle, which ending up raising my blood sugar more than expected. Technically that’s on me for not checking the “per serving” and “servings per container”, and I’ve since learned my lesson, but it’s still annoying.
Add in a “per container” for things that are realistically seen as a single serving, like your drink example.
That way I don’t have to do the ‘per 100g’ figuring and I have a realistic assessment of that small can of soup that’s somehow supposed to be 2 to 3 servings.
I completely agree - we need both!