Food Labels Explained

What does light really mean? What can Fat Free do for me? Here's the skinny on why it's not as great as you think:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration allows the following definitions on food labels:
FAT-FREE: The product has less than .5 grams of fat per serving.
LOW-FAT: The product has 3 grams or less of fat per serving.
REDUCED or LESS FAT: The product has at least 25% less fat per serving than the full-fat version.
LITE or LIGHT
:
# The product has fewer calories or half the fat of the non-light version.
# The sodium content of a low-calorie, low-fat food is 50 percent less than the non-light version.
# A food is clearer in color (like light instead of dark corn syrup.

CALORIE-FREE: The product has less than 5 calories per serving.
LOW-CALORIE: The product has 40 calories or less per serving.
REDUCED or FEWER CALORIES: The product has at least 25 percent fewer calories per serving than the non-reduced version.