>Of Jim Elwell >Perhaps this "100 g edible portion" will start becoming more of a >"standard" in the world of nutrition, supplanting ounces.
I dug around on this topic. I am not sure that manufacturers have much discretion. There is a defined 'reference amount' and 'serving size' (I think it means the same as edible portion). The serving size must be the nearest sensible/practical amount that approximates the reference amount. See: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/foodlabel/newlabel.html#serving http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/CF101-12.HTML
