Tag: Dietary reference

According to the FDA, serving sizes on Nutrition Facts labels are based on the amount of food people typically eat or drink, not a recommendation of how much they *should* eat. This critical distinction forms the foundation for interpreting all the nutritional data that follows on the label.

Last revised in May 2016, the USDA Standard Reference 28 (SR28) was the final and most extensive release of the National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, offering data on nearly 9,000 food items. This comprehensive dataset provided the bedrock for nutritional analysis across various public and private sectors in the United States.

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a standard serving of almonds (badam) is about one ounce, which typically contains 23 nuts. Determining exactly how many badam per day is good depends on individual health goals and caloric needs.

The acronym RDI can be confusing because it has at least three distinct meanings across different fields, from nutrition labels to medical sleep studies. The most common contexts for understanding what the term RDI means are health-related, but it can also refer to economic indices.