Guide to Reading Sweet, Chewing-Gum and Baby-Food Labels
A product may carry a fruit flavour, sugar-free phrase or vitamin name, but choosing it requires reading the whole pack. Start by identifying the food, size and serving format, then review ingredients, serving size, nutritional information and warnings. Read full contents, age suitability and preparation information on each product's pack.
What to Look for on a Food Label
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority explains the importance of the product name and ingredient list and states that ingredients are listed by weight from highest to lowest. It also provides references for packaged-food labels, nutritional information and use and storage requirements. Read the serving size, ingredients, warnings, expiry date and instructions after opening on the pack in your hands. When comparing products, use a similar serving or weight basis rather than comparing piece count on one side with pack volume on the other as if they were one measurement.
Sugar-Free, Flavour and Vitamin
Some sweets say no sugar or sugar-free, while other variants name vitamins C and D. Check energy, dietary suitability and vitamin amounts on the pack. For ginger-and-orange or mint gum, separate flavour from the ingredient list; the name may not describe everything in the pack. If your choice relates to a dietary restriction or allergy, check the label and consult a professional if an ingredient is unclear.
Children's Foods Are Not Automatically Milk
The list includes biscuits mentioning children and apple, and Cerelac rice cereal. Rice cereal is food whose age and preparation are determined from the pack; it is not treated as infant milk or an automatic replacement for it. Consult the product instructions and advice appropriate to the child's age for preparation and quantities. Biscuits, sweets and gum differ in format and chewing needs; an appealing flavour does not make them suitable for every age. Separate these products when organising family purchases and read age warnings and serving directions before buying.
Honey, Supplements and Appetite Claims
Read the Alwana honey pack's classification and label. If the pack classifies a product as a supplement: Food supplement, not a substitute for a balanced diet. Keep the pack's identification and do not confuse ordinary food, supplements and medicines based on pack appearance or the word lozenge. Compare name, ingredients, serving and warnings. Check storage and allergy information even for products described as natural.
Honey and Food Supplements According to the Label
- Alwaneh Honey Food Supplement and Appetite Stimulant 300 g a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
- Ginger Natur Honey and Mint Lozenges a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
- Wadi Al-Nahil Sidr Honey 300 g a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
Gum, Sweets and Sucking Products
- Lonzy Menthol Candies 24 Pieces a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
- Tiger Gum Ginger Orange Gum 30 g a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
- Ginger Gum Mint Chewing Gum 10 Pieces a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
- Dosfarm Sugar-Free Watermelon Mints 32 Pieces a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
- Dosfarm Sugar-Free Peach Mints with Vitamins C & D 22 g a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
- Dosfarm Fresh Cooling Sugar-Free Mints Vitamins C & D 22 g a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
- Gingero Natur Ginger with Blackberry Vitamin C Lozenge 24 Lozenges a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
Foods Whose Names Mention Children
- Bebina Apple Baby Biscuits 120 g a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
- Nestle Cerelac Rice Cereal 400 g a food or supplement according to your pack's classification; read its ingredients, serving and warnings before choosing.
You can continue comparing through Healthy Foods and Food Supplements and Vitamins sections.