--- description: Calories could be bigger and bolder, the amount of added sugars will be listed, and servings sizes will be more realistic title: Nutrition Labels: A Side-by-Side Comparison of New and Old image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Nutrition](/tag/nutrition/) ## Nutrition Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See a Side-by-Side Comparison of the Old and New Nutrition Labels by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2014 5:56 PM CUT by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2014 5:56 PM CUT The White House and FDA [announced](http://healthland.time.com/2014/02/27/fda-plans-overhaul-of-nutrition-labels-to-make-healthy-choices-easier/?iid=hl-main-lead "undefined") on Wednesday a long-awaited proposal for updated nutrition labels. There’s a 90-day period during which the public can weigh in, but if the new labels go into effect, calories will be bigger and bolder, the amount of added sugars will be listed, servings sizes will reflect more realistically the amounts that Americans are actually eating, and the totals per package. Here’s a comparison of what our current nutrition labels look like (left) and what the new labels could look like (right): The latest wildfire that broke out in Carlsbad on Wednesday is one of several fires dotting Southern California. At least 30 homes were engulfed in flames, causing of thousands of evacuations, including from Legoland, the popular amusement park U.S. Food and Drug Administration And here’s what they changed: U.S. Food and Drug Administration ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/10367/see-a-side-by-side-comparison-of-the-old-and-new-new-nutrition-labels/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/10367/see-a-side-by-side-comparison-of-the-old-and-new-new-nutrition-labels/"},"headline":"See a Side-by-Side Comparison of the Old and New Nutrition Labels","datePublished":"2014-02-27T17:56:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:37.569Z","description":"Calories could be bigger and bolder, the amount of added sugars will be listed, and servings sizes will be more realistic","url":"https://time.com/10367/see-a-side-by-side-comparison-of-the-old-and-new-new-nutrition-labels/","keywords":["Nutrition","Diet & Fitness","White House","FDA"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nutrition/","name":"Nutrition"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/10367/see-a-side-by-side-comparison-of-the-old-and-new-new-nutrition-labels/","name":"See a Side-by-Side Comparison of the Old and New Nutrition Labels"}}]}] ```