Lal Pari Clove Whole

As printed on the pack — '45 g', '1 L'. Kept as text because packs say '2 x 75 g' and that is information, not noise.

Maximum retail price printed on the pack, in rupees. It is the manufacturer's ceiling, not what anyone sells at — most shops sell below it. Never filled when the listing showed 0 (out of stock) or for a retailer-made combo.

The date the MRP was read, as YYYY-MM-DD. Brands revise MRP (the 2025 GST cuts re-stickered many packs), so the figure is only as current as this date.

How many servings the pack contains, by the brand's own serving size. It is what turns a per-serving nutrition panel into a per-pack figure, and small packs are often labelled as more than one serving.

India's mandatory veg/non-veg mark, shown as a green or brown dot on the pack. 'Contains egg' is legally distinct from non-veg here, and vegan is a stricter claim than veg because it also excludes dairy and honey.

Calories in 100 g, which is the figure that lets you compare two products directly. Packs often headline calories per serving instead, and servings are set by the brand, so a smaller stated serving can make a product look lighter than it is.

Calories in one serving as the brand defines it. Always check the serving size beside it: comparing two products on this figure alone compares the brands' marketing choices, not the food.

Protein in 100 g. Read it against energy: a snack can carry a high protein number and still be mostly fat and refined carbohydrate.

Total carbohydrate in 100 g, which includes both starch and sugars. Subtract the sugar figure to see how much comes from starch.

All sugars in 100 g, whether added or naturally present. Indian labels rarely separate the two, so fruit-based products show high figures without added sugar; the ingredient list is what distinguishes them.

Sugar added during manufacture, as distinct from sugar naturally in fruit or milk. Where a label separates it, this is the figure dietary guidance actually limits.

Total fat in 100 g. The saturated share below matters more for heart health than the total, and the ingredient list shows which oils were used.

Saturated fat in 100 g. Palm oil, coconut oil and dairy fat push this up, and it is the fat figure dietary guidance limits most tightly.

Industrially produced trans fat in 100 g. India caps it at 2% of total fat; it comes from partially hydrogenated oils, which appear on labels as vanaspati or hydrogenated vegetable oil.

Cholesterol in 100 g. It occurs only in animal-derived ingredients, so a purely plant product declaring zero is stating the obvious rather than a benefit.

Dietary fibre in 100 g. It is often absent from Indian labels because declaring it is not mandatory, so a blank means unstated rather than zero.

Sodium in 100 g. Multiply by 2.5 for the equivalent salt figure, since packs use the two interchangeably and the numbers differ by that factor.

Salt in 100 g, which is sodium multiplied by about 2.5. Packs declare one or the other, so this exists to make the two comparable.

Whether the ingredient list is in the required descending order of quantity. When it is, an ingredient's position tells you roughly how much is present, which is often more informative than the nutrition panel.

Additives listed by their INS number or name, such as INS 330 for citric acid. The number identifies exactly which substance is present, where a category word like 'stabiliser' does not.

Allergens the label declares, such as milk, soy, nuts or wheat. Indian rules require declaring major allergens, and 'may contain' warnings cover cross-contamination in the same facility rather than an ingredient.

Whether palm oil is in the product. It is often hidden behind 'vegetable oil' on Indian labels, and it is both high in saturated fat and the ingredient most associated with deforestation.

Which preservative class the label declares. India's Class I covers common natural preservatives like salt, sugar and vinegar; Class II covers chemical ones such as sorbates and benzoates, which must be named with their INS number.

Whether synthetic colours are used. Indian labels must declare them, and packs using natural colours instead usually say so explicitly.

Whether synthetic flavouring is used. Labels distinguish natural, nature-identical and artificial flavouring substances, which is a legal classification rather than a quality one.

A published classification of how heavily a food is processed, from 1 for unprocessed to 4 for ultra-processed. It is derived from the ingredient list by a defined method, not our judgement, and is recorded with its source.

Whether the product carries an organic certification such as India Organic or Jaivik Bharat. Uncertified use of the word on packaging is not a controlled claim.

Whether nutrients have been added beyond what the food naturally contains. India's +F logo marks staples fortified under its standards, such as iodised salt or vitamin-fortified oil.

How long the product keeps from manufacture, as stated on the pack. Read it with the storage instruction, since it usually assumes an unopened pack in cool dry conditions.

How the pack says to keep the product, and whether that changes after opening. Many shelf-stable products need refrigeration once opened, which shortens their life considerably.

What the product is packed in. It affects shelf life and whether the pack is recyclable in Indian streams, where multi-layer pouches largely are not.

The 14-digit FSSAI licence number of the maker or packer, which is mandatory on Indian packaged food. It identifies who is legally answerable for the product and can be checked on the FSSAI register.

The company legally responsible for the product in India, which is often not the maker. It is the entity to approach with a complaint, and it is required on the pack.