eli5 Why does a 1 serving can of v8 claim to have 2.5 servings of vegetables?

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eli5 Why does a 1 serving can of v8 claim to have 2.5 servings of vegetables?

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USDA has recommendations on how much vegetables we should eat per day, as you can see in [this PDF](https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80400530/pdf/pynet_94.pdf). They recommend 3-5 servings of vegetables per day – and define what they mean by a serving of vegetables. That’s probably the “serving” that the v8 label refers to.