Daily Value
Nutrition Label
Label Reading
General
100
What does the % daily value mean?
Used to determine whether there is little or a lot of a nutrient in the amount of food based on recommendations for a healthy diet
100
How is the ingredient list ordered?
Ordered from most to least.
100
How many calories in 2 cups of this food?
220
110 x 2 = 220!
100
Why are food labels important?
a. helps you to know what type of ingredients the food contains
b. provides health information
c. all of the above
C!
200
According to %DV which of these are considered to be a lot?
Calcium and Iron
200
Milk, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, salt
According to this ingredient label which ingredient has the most weight?
Milk
200
Would this food be considered high in sugar?
Yes because the % DV is 22% which is higher than 15%
Remember 5% or less is little, 15% or more is a lot!
200
The percent daily values are based on a diet of _______ calories? (From Canada Food Guide)
a. 2000
b. 1800
c. 2500
d. 1500
A!
300
According to % DV which of these is considered to be little?
Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, potassium
300
There are two important labels used to let consumers know what the food item is made up of. These two labels are ______?
Nutrition facts label and ingredient list
300
Which vitamin/mineral has the highest % DV?
Vitamin C!
300
Where is the serving size located?
Right at the top
400
If you are looking to increase your fibre intake, which cereal would you pick?
Raisin Bran, cereal A.
400
What is a serving size?
a. how many people a product will feed
b. what size container to serve the product in
c. the amount of the product listed as one serving
d. amount that will allow you to meet your daily needs
C!
400
What would the % DV for sodium be if you were to consume 110 g of this food?
14%
55 g is double the serving size so we would need to double the % DV so... 7% x 2 = 14%
400
Eating a diet low in sodium reduces your risk of high blood pressure.
Is this a nutrition claim or health claim?
Health claim!
500
If you are wanting to consume less saturated fat, would you choose butter or margarine?
Margarine
500
Which is not part of the Nutrition Facts Label?
a. calories
b. allergens
c. fiber
d. cholesterol
B!
500
What in grams is the amount of "healthy fat?" (Hint: what is the unsaturated fat)
2.5 grams
4 g - 1.5 g = 2.5 grams :)
500
Oranges are a good source of vitamin C!
Is this a health claim or nutrition claim?
Nutrition claim!