2.3 Food Labels

What is the information required on the Nutrition Facts?

- Serving size - kcalories per serving - Daily Values - % Daily Values - Nutrients

The proposed Nutrition Facts panel must provide the nutrient amount, percent Daily Value, or both for what?

- Total food energy (kcalories) - Total fat (grams and percent Daily Value) - Saturated fat (grams and percent Daily Value) - Trans fat (grams only because there is no Daily Value for trans fat) - Cholesterol (milligrams and percent Daily Value) - Sodium (milligrams and percent Daily Value) - Total carbohydrate, which includes starch, sugar, and fiber (grams and percent Daily Value) - Dietary fiber (grams and percent Daily Value) - Total sugars, which includes both those naturally present in and those added to the food (grams only because there is no Daily Value for total sugars) - Added sugars, which includes only those added to the food (grams and percent Daily Value) - Protein (grams)

Food Labels must present nutrient content information in actual amounts and as a percent Daily Value for the which nutrients?

- Vitamin D - Calcium Iron - Potassium

What does the "% Daily Value" column on a label provides? What does it compare?

- a ballpark estimate of how individual foods contribute to the total diet - It compares key nutrients in a serving of food with the goals of a person consuming 2000 kcalories per day.

What types of claims consumer may find on food labels?

- nutrient claims - health claims, - structure-function claims

"Promotes a healthy heart is an example of a _________ claim

Structure-Function

Serving sizes reflect

The serving sizes reflect typical eating habits, but not recommended portion sizes

Daily values it make easy to ______

compare foods

"Very limited and preliminary research suggests that eating one-half to one cup of tomatoes and/or tomato sauce a week may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. The FDA concludes that there is little scientific evidence supporting the claim." is an example of an __________ claim

health

How are ingredients listed on a label?

in descending order of predominance by weight

To determine whether a particular food is a wise choice, what does a a consumer needs to consider?

its place in the diet among all the other foods eaten during the day.

Front-of-package labels include ______

key nutrition facts

All packaged foods must ______

list all ingredients

Daily Values help to ________

make the nutrient amounts listed on labels meaningful to consumers.

"contains no oil" is an example of a ______ claim

nutrient

Serving sizes on the nutrition facts present nutrient information based on _____

one serving

What does the daily values reflect?

recommendations for nutrients and other dietary components that have important relationships with health.

Daily Values

reference values developed by the FDA specifically for use on food labels

what are health claims?

statements that characterize the relationships between nutrients or other substances in foods and diseases or health-related conditions

Structure-Function Claims

statements that characterize the relationships between nutrients or other substances in foods and their roles in the body.

what are nutrient claims?

statements that describe the quantities of nutrients in foods.

how do you recognize reliable health claims on food labels?

the claims must be authorized by the FDA

In general, the longer the ingredient list....

the more processed the product

percent daily values

the percentage of a Daily Value recommendation found in a specified serving of food for key nutrients based on a 2000-kcalorie diet.

Food labels must also list ______

the presence of common allergens in plain language

What does the nutrition facts panel provide?

valuable nutrition information such as serving sizes, nutrient quantities, and Daily Values