Nutrients
Food labels
Sensory Description
food related diseases
Myth or Fact
100

What nutrient makes up salt?

Sodium

100

This is the first item listed on a nutrition facts label and is essential for determining how much of a product you are actually eating.

What is a serving size.

100

The sense based on the loudness of the food product?

Hearing

100

This virus is often associated with cruse ships and raw shellfish, it's one the big six pathogens

Norovirus

100

Myth or fact: A blocked nose can make it difficult to detect the taste of food, providing smell is essential for the full sensory experience.

Fact

200
What nutrient is found in nuts and dairy products and helps support cell growth

Fat

200

On a food label, a percentage of this value (5% or less) is considered low, while 20% is considered high

What is the Daily Value?

200

When you hold your nose, what sense are you limiting

Smell

200

This temperature is know as the "Danger Zone" where pathogens grow rapidly.

41 F - 135 F

200

Myth or Fact: Smell only tells us if food is bad

Myth

300

What nutrient is found in meat, legumes, and milk?

Protein

300

This type of sugar was recently added to the nutrition panel to help consumers distinguish it from naturally occurring sugars.

What are Added Sugars.

300

Which sense would you use to feel a food?

Touch

300

To prevent cross-contamination, you should use separate cutting boards for produce and this.

raw meat/poultry.

300

Myth or Fact: The color of food does not affect nutritional value

Myth

400

What nutrient cannot be digested?

Fiber

400

According to FDA regulations, if a product is labeled "low fat," it must contain this amount of fat or less per serving

What is 3 grams.

400

This sense is your first impression of it?

Sight


400

This is the maximum number of days read-to-eat TCS food can be stored in a cooler at 41 F or lower

What is 7 days.

400

Myth or Fact: The sound of food can contribute to the freshness and quality of the food.

Fact

500

What nutrient is found in bread, pasta, and fruit

Carbohydrates

500

While some foods are exempt, this is the main mandatory document required on most packaged foods in the U.S.

What is the Nutrition Facts Label.

500

Savory or meaty, which sense?

Umami

500

This method is the safest way to thaw frozen foods

What is a refrigerator.

500

Myth or Fact: Texture affects how we decide if we like the food and the amount we eat.

Fact.