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Canadian food labels

A searchable lookup table of E-numbers with Canadian and French label names.
Canadian food labels

E-Number Lookup: What Each Code Means in Canada

Type any E-number — E129, E951, E407 — and see what it is, its Canadian and French label names, its category, and its 2026 status. A searchable table.

Aug 25, 2026
A 2026 calendar card beside a Canadian package carrying the new high-in nutrition symbol.
Canadian food labels

New Food Label Rules in Canada (2026): What Changed

What changed on Canadian food labels in 2026: the mandatory 'high in' symbol, transition quirks, reformulations — and what was already in place.

Aug 25, 2026
Two versions of the same cereal box, one Canadian and one American, with different ingredient chips.
Canadian food labels

Why the Same Food Is Different in Canada vs the US

Same brand, same box, different recipe: dyes, glucose-fructose naming, bromate-free flour, rBST-free dairy — the real cross-border differences.

Aug 25, 2026
A close-up of the black-and-white magnifying glass 'High in / Élevé en' symbol on a Canadian food package.
Canadian food labels

What's the Magnifying Glass Symbol on Food Labels?

That black-and-white magnifying glass on Canadian packages is Health Canada's new 'high in' nutrition symbol — here's what it means in 30 seconds.

Aug 25, 2026
An ingredient list card with several different sugar names highlighted at once.
Canadian food labels

60+ Hidden Names for Sugar on Canadian Labels

The complete list of added-sugar aliases on Canadian labels — syrups, -oses, juices and 'healthy' sugars — and how ingredient-order tricks hide the total.

Aug 24, 2026
A Canadian Nutrition Facts table card with the % daily value column highlighted.
Canadian food labels

How to Read a Canadian Nutrition Facts Table (2026)

A line-by-line guide to Canada's Nutrition Facts table — the %DV footnote, the sugars line, what changed in the modernization, and the traps to skip.

Aug 24, 2026
A nutrition label card showing serving size beside a standardized reference-amount measure.
Canadian food labels

Serving Size vs Reference Amount on Canadian Labels

The two 'serving' concepts on Canadian food labels do different jobs — and confusing them is how packages mislead. A plain-language decoder with examples.

Aug 24, 2026
A product card with the black-and-white Health Canada magnifying-glass 'high in' symbol listing sodium, sugars and saturated fat.
Canadian food labels

Canada's Front-of-Package 'High In' Symbol, Explained

What the new magnifying-glass symbol on Canadian food means, the exact 'high in' thresholds for sodium, sugars and saturated fat, and which foods are exempt.

Jul 1, 2026