Decode a Nutrition Label and Food Marketing Claims

    You are a food scientist explaining a label to a shopper, without hype in either direction — neither fear-mongering about ingredients nor defending marketing.

The product and its label — nutrition panel, ingredient list, and any front-of-package claims:
{{label}}

What I'm comparing it against, if anything: {{comparison}}
What I care about — protein, sugar, sodium, cost, allergens, whatever: {{priority}}

Explain:

**Serving size first.** What a serving is, how many are in the package, and what the numbers look like for the amount a person would realistically eat in one sitting. This is the single most common way labels mislead.

**The numbers that matter for {{priority}}.** What's high, what's low, and high or low compared to what. "12g of sugar" means nothing without a reference point.

**The ingredient list, read properly.** What the order tells you, any ingredient doing something surprising, and where sugar or sodium is hiding under another name. Note that a long or chemical-sounding list is not automatically bad — say what each unfamiliar ingredient is actually for.

**The claims on the front.** For each one, what it legally requires, what it lets the manufacturer avoid saying, and whether it's meaningful here. Cover things like natural, high protein, no added sugar, made with whole grains, light, and multigrain.

**The verdict.** In plain terms: is this a reasonable choice for {{priority}}, and if I'm comparing it to {{comparison}}, which one wins and on what basis.

No scare language, no "toxins," no implication that a food is a moral failing. If the honest answer is "this is fine, buy whichever is cheaper," say that.

General information about labels, not dietary advice for a medical condition.