Sentence: While macadamia nuts and brazil nuts contain high amounts of unsaturate

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello,

In the text I’ve found the following sentence which I can’t understand. Could you explain me the meaning of it?

The text talks about different types of nuts and their influences on our health:

While macadamia nuts and brazil nuts contain high amounts of unsaturated fats, they also contain higher amounts of saturated fats when compared to other nuts.

And now…

Because of this, they are not allowed the “heart-healthy” distinction on their labeling.

What the last sentece means? I suppose that “not allowed the “heart-healthy” distinction” is the key phrase understanding, but it’s totally not clear.

Thank you for response!

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I think you are asking for help with BOTH sentences. I’ll give it a go.

The first one:

M nuts and B nuts have unsaturated fats. Unsaturated fats are good for health. BUT, M nuts and B nuts have more saturated fats than other nuts. Saturated fats are bad for health. So M nuts and B nuts are not as healthy as other nuts.

Second sentence:

Because M nuts and B nuts have high levels of saturated fats, they can not put the term “Heart-Healthy” on their labels.

I am guessing that the “Heart-Healthy” term is something the American Heart Association cooked up?

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Hello Exatcat,

thank you so much for your answer and explanation.

The article was received from the site about.com. Therefore, you’re right, I suppose they use the terms and reccomendations of American health organizations.

I trouble to understand the structure of the last sentence. Each single word is understandable, but the whole construction I can’t get.

They are not allowed the … distinction.

If I wanted to implement this construction, how could I build my sentences by this way?

The simple example could be:

The NOKIA model XXX mobile phone is warmed each time I make a call (that’s not really true - only for example). Therefore, it’s not allowed (recommended) (can I use here <the some organization? or something describes the health> or (by???) on it’s labeling?

And another question is what describes of on their labeling quote?

Thank you.

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“I trouble to understand the structure of the last sentence. Each single word is understandable, but the whole construction I can’t get.”

Ok, let’s start with the original text.

While macadamia nuts and brazil nuts contain high amounts of unsaturated fats, they also contain higher amounts of saturated fats when compared to other nuts. Because of this, they are not allowed the “heart-healthy” distinction on their labeling.

In the second sentence, the word “this” refers to the statement that M and B nuts have higher amounts of saturated fat than other nuts.

Now for the rest of that sentence. First, some information I found. “Heart Healthy” is a term coined by the AHA. Food producers pay the AHA to have that term stamped on their food labels. So it is up to the AHA to either allow or deny a food producer the use of that term on the label.

The second part of that sentence implies that having “heart-healthy” stamped on the label of a food product would distinguish (“distinction” in the sentence) it from other foods as being good for you. Because the AHA considers the saturated fats in B and M nuts bad, the AHA will not allow the term to be placed on the label of B or M nuts.

“And another question is what describes of on their labeling quote?”

I am not sure but I think you are asking what “on their labeling” means. It means the printed information on the package of the nuts. They could also have written, “on the label”.

“If I wanted to implement this construction, how could I build my sentences by this way?”

Now lets get to your example, which is pure fiction and also a good opportunity to compare two different writing styles.

Fake name for organisation that regulates cell phone safety=CPS
Fake name of cell phone= NoXXX
Fake problem with the phone= health problems
Fake CPS stamp of approval= “Healty-Phone”

  1. The CPS has determined that use of the NoXXX causes health problems. For this reason, the CPS will not allow their “Healthy-Phone” distinction on the label of the NoXXX.

Now I will use the same style as the Nut example:

  1. While the NoXXX gets great reception, the phone also gets much hotter than other phones. Because of this, it is not allowed the “Healthy-Phone” distinction on its labeling.

Which one do you find easier to understand?