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The American Heart Association® helps American consumers find the right products that align to overall healthy eating patterns by designating a mark on certain foods or beverages. Simply spot an American Heart Association Heart-Check mark on your food and you will know that the food or beverage will be a heart healthy choice. The foods or beverages that have a Heart-Check Mark contain a beneficial source of nutrients, limited bad fats and is limited in the amount of sodium in each serving.

A beneficial source of nutrients, that are naturally occurring, have 10% or more of the Daily Value of 1 of 6 nutrients (vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, protein or dietary fiber). To be limited in bad fats the product should have saturated fats of 1g or less per standard serving size and trans fats that are less than 0.5g per label serving size. Products containing partially hydrogenated oils are not eligible for certification. Sodium intake is also measured based upon the particular food category.

Before going to the grocery store, you can visit heart.org/en/grocery-list to search for foods that can help you build a complete list of heart healthy foods. The digital list is updated daily by the American Heart Association® to help consumers find and shop for Heart-Check certified foods.