Daily Intake Guide Labelling

How can you use it to make healthy eating choices

To make it easier to work out how much your favourite McCain products contribute to your daily nutrient intake, look out for the new %Daily Intake (%DI) thumbnails on our products. You'll find the %DI for energy on the front and %DI for other important nutrients on the back. 

What is %DI?

We all need a certain amount of nutrients each day to maintain good health. This includes vitamins and minerals, as well as kilojoules (energy) and the major nutrients protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugars and sodium. %DI is the percentage of your daily kilojoule and nutrient needs that a serving of a food provides.

Everyone has different nutrient needs depending on your age, gender, weight and how much activity you do, so the Daily Intake values that are used to calculate how much of your needs the food contains are for an 'average' adult.  It is important to keep in mind that, for instance, children are likely to have lower requirements whereas very active people may have higher requirements.

To find out how much of your %DI the McCain Healthy Choice meals provide, check out our updated nutrition information panels here, an example is provided below. Note that %DI are based on an average adult diet of 8700kJ.  Your daily intakes may be higher or lower depending on your energy needs.

For more information on Daily Intake Guide Labelling, visit the Australian Food and Grocery Council at: http://www.mydailyintake.net/