What You Should Really Look For On A Food Label (That Brands Hope You Miss)

Labels are designed to look “clean.” But once you know what not to fall for — you’ll never get tricked again.

If you’ve ever stood in a store aisle, staring at a snack label, feeling unsure — you’re not alone.

Today’s labels are designed to look clean, even when the product is not.

Words like “No Added Sugar”, “Immunity”, “Wholesome”, “Jaggery-based”, or “High Protein” are often marketing — not truth.

Here Are the 5 Things You Should Actually Look For

1. The first 3 ingredients — they are the real truth.
If it begins with “syrup”, “maltodextrin”, “fructose”, “blend”, or anything you wouldn’t keep in your own kitchen — put it back.

2. “No Added Sugar” does NOT mean no sugar.
Brands legally replace sugar with:
→ Liquid glucose
→ Rice syrup
→ Malt extract
→ Fruit concentrate (99% sugar)
Different name. Same sugar spike.

3. If it has a shelf life beyond 45–60 days — it is NOT fresh.
Fresh food doesn’t live forever. If it does — something unnatural was added.

4. If you can’t pronounce the ingredients — it's not real food.
Real food sounds like ingredients from a grandmother’s kitchen —
not a chemistry lab.

5. If “marketing words” are bigger than the ingredient list — that’s your warning.
The bigger the claim, the bigger the distraction.

A SIMPLE RULE:

If you wouldn't cook with the ingredients at home — don’t bring it home.

How Laddu Project makes this decision effortless

✅ Ingredients you already know
✅ Sweetness only from dates & jaggery — never hidden syrups
✅ Made fresh only after you order — not pre-made for inventory
✅ Labels that read like home — not like packaging strategy

You deserve clarity — not clever wording.