A 1-100 rating system for nutritional value of foods was featured in the Sept. 2008 National Geographic (ca. page 21, but page is not numbered). The company that provides the scores (Nuval) says that scores will be displayed on grocery store shelves next to price tags in 300+ Price Chopper (Northeastern U.S.) and Hy-Vee (Midwest) stores beginning in 2009.
http://www.nuval.com/pages/WhereToFindNuVal.aspx >From press release on Nuval site: "NuVal LLC President Nancy McDermott said that many scores will reinforce consumers' common knowledge, such as fresh food ranking higher than processed food, and fruits and vegetables receiving the highest scores." Apples do not appear in the example score list on the Nuval site, but the list of example scores on the National Geographic page showed apple with a rating of 96. Glen Koehler University of Maine Cooperative Extension Pest Management Office 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473 Tel: 207-581-3882 Email: gkoeh...@umext.maine.edu <mailto:gkoeh...@umext.maine.edu> Web: PRONewEngland.org <http://pronewengland.org/> Fax: 207-581-3881 What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. - Leo Buscaglia
