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One term on the
label that many people seem to ignore is the %DV (% Daily Value).
To learn more about DV, go to Read Any Good
Food Labels Lately? Once you know what %DV is, you may
wonder how useful it is for you when those percentages are based on a
2000 calorie diet but that's not what you're eating. Maybe
you're on a diet and eat less than 200 calories or maybe you're an
athlete and need more than 2000 calories. Then you're going to
love this Daily Value Converter.
As you look at a food
label for any of the nutrients except cholesterol and sodium whose %DV
don't change based on your calorie intake for the day, find a %DV you
want to convert. Now find that number in the column of
green numbers. Then run your finger across the table
to the column that shows your Daily Calorie
level. The number in that square that you came to tells you your
Adjusted % Daily
Value.
Let's take an example.
If you're eating 1500 calories a day and the label on a can of chili
states that TOTAL FAT is 13% DV. Remember, that percentage is
based on eating a 2000-calorie diet. In the following
table, find the green 13% and then
run your finger over to the 1500-calorie column. What you see
there, 17%, is what the %DV for TOTAL FAT really is for your
daily calorie level. You're eating less than the 2000 calorie
standard used on labels. Therefore, the actual percentage of the
fat in the chili is going to be more than what it says on the label.
Of course, if you're eating more than 2000 calories, then the actual
percentage is going to be less than what it says on the label.
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DAILY CALORIES |
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1200 |
1500 |
1800 |
2100 |
2400 |
2700 |
3000 |
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% Daily Value Listed on
the Label
(Doesn't apply to Cholesterol or
Sodium which don't change based on Daily Calorie Level) |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
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2% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
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3% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
|
4% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
|
5% |
8% |
7% |
6% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
|
6% |
10% |
8% |
7% |
6% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
|
7% |
12% |
9% |
8% |
7% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
|
8% |
13% |
11% |
9% |
8% |
7% |
6% |
5% |
|
9% |
15% |
12% |
10% |
9% |
8% |
7% |
6% |
|
10% |
17% |
13% |
11% |
10% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
|
11% |
18% |
15% |
12% |
10% |
9% |
8% |
7% |
|
12% |
20% |
16% |
13% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
8% |
|
13% |
22% |
17% |
14% |
12% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
|
14% |
23% |
19% |
16% |
13% |
12% |
10% |
9% |
|
15% |
25% |
20% |
17% |
14% |
13% |
11% |
10% |
|
16% |
27% |
21% |
18% |
15% |
13% |
12% |
11% |
|
17% |
28% |
23% |
19% |
16% |
14% |
13% |
11% |
|
18% |
30% |
24% |
20% |
17% |
15% |
13% |
12% |
|
19% |
32% |
25% |
21% |
18% |
16% |
14% |
13% |
|
20% |
33% |
27% |
22% |
19% |
17% |
15% |
13% |
|
21% |
35% |
28% |
23% |
20% |
18% |
16% |
14% |
|
22% |
37% |
29% |
24% |
21% |
18% |
16% |
15% |
|
23% |
38% |
31% |
26% |
22% |
19% |
17% |
15% |
|
24% |
40% |
32% |
27% |
23% |
20% |
18% |
16% |
|
25% |
42% |
33% |
28% |
24% |
21% |
19% |
17% |
|
26% |
43% |
35% |
29% |
25% |
22% |
19% |
17% |
|
27% |
45% |
36% |
30% |
26% |
23% |
20% |
18% |
|
28% |
47% |
37% |
31% |
27% |
23% |
21% |
19% |
|
29% |
48% |
39% |
32% |
28% |
24% |
21% |
19% |
|
30% |
50% |
40% |
33% |
29% |
25% |
22% |
20% |
|
31% |
52% |
41% |
34% |
30% |
26% |
23% |
21% |
|
32% |
53% |
43% |
36% |
30% |
27% |
24% |
21% |
|
33% |
55% |
44% |
37% |
31% |
28% |
24% |
22% |
|
34% |
57% |
45% |
38% |
32% |
28% |
25% |
23% |
|
35% |
58% |
47% |
39% |
33% |
29% |
26% |
23% |
|
36% |
60% |
48% |
40% |
34% |
30% |
27% |
24% |
|
37% |
62% |
49% |
41% |
35% |
31% |
27% |
25% |
|
38% |
63% |
51% |
42% |
36% |
32% |
28% |
25% |
|
39% |
65% |
52% |
43% |
37% |
33% |
29% |
26% |
|
40% |
67% |
53% |
44% |
38% |
33% |
30% |
27% |
|
41% |
68% |
55% |
46% |
39% |
34% |
30% |
27% |
|
42% |
70% |
56% |
47% |
40% |
35% |
31% |
28% |
|
43% |
72% |
57% |
48% |
41% |
36% |
32% |
29% |
|
44% |
73% |
59% |
49% |
42% |
37% |
33% |
29% |
|
45% |
75% |
60% |
50% |
43% |
38% |
33% |
30% |
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ADJUSTED % DAILY VALUE |
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