Understanding Food Choices in Bahrain Using Bahrain e-Mart

The MTL label developed by the United Kingdom (UK) Food Standards Agency (FSA) includes per serving size information and grades each nutrient i.e., energy, sugar, fat, saturated fat, and sodium separately based on recommended thresholds. Green signifies a healthy amount of that nutrient; red signifies an unhealthy amount, and amber signifies that the nutrient levels fall between healthy and unhealthy amounts. Additionally, the label also shows how much of a person's daily allowance for a particular nutrient is met by consuming one serving of the product. Lastly, MTL includes the absolute values of each nutrient per serving of a product and the percentage of an adult's daily reference intake that is met by consuming a serving of this product. These will be displayed on all food and beverage products shown on this version of Bahrain e-Mart.