Total fat
What it is
Total fat is the combined amount of all fats in a food, including saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and trans fats.
Why BOTIA flags it
The total fat figure tells you how much fat is declared, but not what types of fat make up that amount. BOTIA keeps the total separate from any breakdown shown on the label and from the regulatory information and evidence used to interpret it.
BOTIA CAN
- Read the total fat value declared on the nutrition label and preserve its unit and basis.
- Show separately declared fat subtypes such as saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated or trans fat when they appear on the label.
- Connect the declared value with the applicable regulatory information and documented evidence.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Determine the types of fat present from the total fat value alone.
- Calculate an undeclared fat subtype reliably by subtracting other values from total fat.
- Determine an individual's fat requirement from the nutrition label.
- Treat an undeclared total fat value as zero.