Supermarket shelves are packed full of foods and drinks bearing labels with reams of information, lengthy ingredients lists and health-boosting claims. With so much information (and disinformation) available, it can be confusing to know which products to choose, and which to leave behind. With exactly that in mind, here we reveal the most common food label secrets you need to know about.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover the food label secrets hiding in plain sight.