Health-related questions (*)

Are snacks natural?

What nutritional functions can snacks afford to personal diets?

What vitamins or minerals do snacks contain?

Do potatoes contain more salt than any other foodstuff?

Are snacks the greatest source of salt in our diet?

What quantity of fat do snacks contain?

The fat levels in snacks vary between 2 and 40% depending on the process and on the raw materials used.  This offers consumers a wide range of elections when they have to make decisions with respect to a diet, and there is something to solve the needs of each person.  The nutritional information on the packaging helps consumers make this election.  The 2000 national report commissioned by the British government on diet showed that 95% of the annual national consumption of salt comes from other foodstuffs than snacks.

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Is it true that crisps contain more salt than ever?

Is fat bad?

Are snacks full of cholesterol?

(*) SOURCE: European Snacks Association