"Low Saturated Fat"

Saturated fats are a type of dietary fat. WHO recommends that they provide no more than 10% of the total dietary energy: this helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. This refers to the entire diet, not just one package.

This perk includes two checks:

1. no more than 1.5 g per 100 g and 2. no more than 10% of calories from saturated fats.

The second check is needed to compare products with different calorie content. One gram of saturated fat provides 9 kcal. If a product has 90 kcal per 100 g, that gram already accounts for 10% of the total energy. In a more caloric product, the same figure makes up a smaller proportion.

If a product does not receive the label, it's not a death sentence. It may not pass one of the two thresholds, and does not necessarily contain a lot of saturated fat.