Question | Answer |
What does the nutrition facts panel provide? | Specific information about a food's serving size, calorie value, nutrient content and ingredients. |
What does the nutrition facts panel highlight? | Fat, saturated fat, trans. fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sugars, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron content within a serving of food. |
What are daily values based on? | Recommended Dietary Allowances |
DV% of 5 or less is considered what? | Low |
DV% of 10 to 19% is considered what? | Good |
DV% of 20% or higher is considered what? | High |
What does it mean for the front of a package to state "fresh?" | Foods are raw, not frozen or heated, and contain no preservatives. |
What does it mean for the front of a package to state "healthy?" | No more than 60 mg. of cholesterol, 3 grams of fat, and 1 gram of saturated fat; more than 10% of DV of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Iron, Calcium, Protein, or fiber. Must also contain less than 360 mg. of sodium. |
What does it mean for the front of a package to state "extra lean?" | Fewer than 5 g of fat, fewer than 2 g. of saturated fat & trans fat combined, and fewer than 95 mg. of cholesterol (applies to meat only) |
What does it mean for the front of a package to state "lean?" | Fewer than 10 g of fat, fewer than 4.5 g of saturated fat & trans fat combined, and fewer than 95 mg of cholesterol (applies to meat only) |
What does it mean for the front of a package to state "free?" | No-or negligible amounts of; fat, sugars, trans fat, or sodium. |
What does it mean for the front of a package to state "good source?" | From 10 to 19% of the DV for a particular nutrient or for Vitamin A, Vitamin C, or Vitamin E |
What does it mean for the front of a package to state "high?" | 20% or more of the DV for a particular nutrient. |
What does it mean for the front of a package to state "low cholesterol?" | 20 mg or less cholesterol |
What does it mean for the front of a package to state "low fat?" | 3 g or less of fat |
What does it mean for the front of a package to state "low saturated fat?" | 1 g or less of saturated fat |
What does it mean for the front of a package to satate "low sodium?" | 140 mg or less sodium |
Natural, all natural, pure, antibiotic-free, raised without antibiotics, additive-free, pesticide free, hormone free, nutritionally approved, no cholesterol (on plant foods), free range, eco friendly and pasture fed are all examples of what? | Claims not approved by the FDA for use on food labels. |
The replacement of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and iron lost when grains are refined are called what? | Enriched |
The addition of one or more vitamins and/or minerals to a food product is called what? | Fortified. |
Any substance added to food that become part of the food or affect the characteristics of the food are called what? | Food Additives |
Dietary Supplements cannot claim what? | Treat, cure, or prevent disease. |
100% Organic | Products contain entirely organically produced ingredients. |
Organic | Contain at least 95% organic ingredients. |
Made with organic ingredients | Contain at least 70% organic ingredients. |
Some organic ingredients | Products that contain less than 70% organic ingredients. |