What Does Fat Free Really Mean?

To be labeled "Low Fat":

The food must contain less than ½ gram of fat per serving.

The food must contain 3 grams or less of fat per serving.

The food must be at least 25 percent lower in fat than a comparable food.

The food must contain 1/3 fewer calories, OR ½ the fat OR 2/3 the sodium of a comparable food (not necessarily all three).

Some foods (especially meat and dairy products) appear to have less fat than they really do. For example, if a milk or cheese label reads 2% milk or 2% cheese, this means that 2 percent of the product volume (NOT the calories) comes from milk fat.