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NUTRIENTS
FOOTNOTES & INGREDIENTS
% DAILY VALUE
100

This shows you how much you should eat.

Serving Size

100

This tells you how many portions are in a package.

Servings per container

100
What are the nutrients measured in?
Grams or milligrams
100
Where are the footnotes located?
Underneath the nutrients
100
What is the % daily value based on?
A 2000 calorie diet.
200
Where is the food label usually located on a product?
Either on the side or back of the packaged product.
200
If a bag of chips has 70 calories per serving and you eat two servings, how many calories have you consumed?
140 calories
200
Which nutrients should be limited?
Saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, and sodium.
200
Where are the ingredients located?
Next to the nutrition facts
200
You want to consume more fiber. One product has 6%DV of fiber and another has 14%DV. Which should you take?
The one with 14%DV of fiber.
300
In what order should you look at the label?
First read the ingredients, next serving size and # of servings, then calories per serving and lastly percentage of daily value.
300
What is the Nutrition Facts Label based on?
One serving
300
Which nutrients should you get plenty of?
Vitamins, Calcium, Iron, Potassium, etc.
300
How are the ingredients ordered?
They are ordered by weight, from most to least.
300
What does the Daily Value help determine?
It helps determine how much of a nutrient you are getting in a product.
400
What can the food label be used for?
It can be used to compare different food products.
400
What are calories from fat?
They are the calories you're consuming just from fat.
400
What should you use to compare nutrients?
% Daily Value
400
What should you do with foods that have nothing but chemical names a hundred letters long in the ingredients list?
You shouldn't eat them.
400
Why is the %DV not meant to track our total nutrient intake for the day?
Because some of the foods you eat (like vegetables, fruit, and fresh meat) don't have a Nutrition Facts table.
500

This is a unit of energy used to measure the energy content of food and beverages.

Calories

500

This is vital for maintaining body functions; insufficient intake of this can lead to malnutrition.

Caloric Intake

500

This is the relationship between calories consumed and calories burned.

Caloric Balance

500

This shows important information such as calories, fats, etc. 

Nutritional Labels

500

This shows the nutrients in foods; usually based on 2,000-calorie plan.

Daily Values