Food Groups
Foods such as Spinach, Carrots, Broccoli, and Peas
Vegetables
Unit of measure for food
Calorie
Living single-celled organisms. They can be carried by water, wind, insects, plants, animals, and people
Bacteria
Nutrition facts
Helps you choose food that make up a healthful diet
Foods such as strawberries, oranges, limes, apples, and grapes
Fruits
Carbohydrate
A sugar or starch such as pasta, bread, fruits, vegetables, beans, or dairy that the body uses as its main energy source.
Contamination
The unintended presence of potentially harmful substances, including microorganisms in food
Listed under the fat information on a nutrition label
Cholesterol
Foods such as crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and cray fish
Seafoods
Enriched
Food that have nutrients added to them to replace those lost during food processing
Foodborne Illness
A sickness caused by eating contaminated food
Ingredients
Listed by weight, from most to least
Dairy
Shows the percentage of a certain nutrient in a food, based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Daily value
Host
An animal or plant from which a parasite receives nutrients.
Manufacturer
The name and address of the company that makes or distributes the product
Foods such as red meat, chicken skin, butter, and lard
Fats
Helps maintain normal blood pressure and keeps your heart and kidneys working normally
Potassium
Sanitation
the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of waste
Serving info
All the information given is for one serving of the size shows. If this is not the same as the amount you will eat, you have to do some math.