Food Label Terms Words such as low, reduced, free and more are now legally defined within nutrition. 6/9/2015

Reduced Means that the product has 25% or less of a nutrient or calories than the regular product. 6/9/2015

Calorie Free Means fewer than 5 calories. 6/9/2015

Low Calorie Means 40 calories or less. 6/9/2015

Light or Lite Means one third fewer calories or 50% less fat. If more than half the calories are from fat, the fat content must be reduced by 50% or more. 6/9/2015

Fat Free Means less than .5 grams of fat. 6/9/2015

Low Fat Means 3 grams of fat or less. 6/9/2015

Sodium Sodium Free – 35 milligrams or less sodium Light in sodium – 50% less sodium Low Sodium – 140 milligrams or less sodium Very low sodium – less than 50 milligrams sodium 6/9/2015

Cholesterol Cholesterol Free – less than 2 milligrams cholesterol and 2 grams or less saturated fat. Low Cholesterol – 20 milligrams or less cholesterol and 2 grams or less saturated fat. 6/9/2015

100% Organic Raw or processed agricultural products in the “100 percent organic” category must meet these criteria: All ingredients must be certified organic. Any processing aids must be organic. Product labels must state the name of the certifying agent on the information panel. 6/9/2015

Organic Raw or processed agricultural products in the “organic” category must meet these criteria: All agricultural ingredients must be certified organic, except where specified on National List. Non-organic ingredients allowed per National List may be used, up to a combined total of five percent of non-organic content (excluding salt and water). Product labels must state the name of the certifying agent on the information panel. 6/9/2015

Nutritional Information – Food Label Activity 6/9/2015

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Food Label Protein:__________ grams (1 gram = 4 calories) Name of label _________________________________________   Serving Size: ____________ Total Calories: ____________  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Protein:__________ grams (1 gram = 4 calories) Carbohydrate: ___________ grams (1 gram = 4 cal.) Fat: ___________ grams (1 gram = 9 calories) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 6/9/2015

Of the total number of calories, how many are from protein, carbohydrates and fat?   Protein Calories: ________ X 4 = ____________ Carbohydrate Calories: ________ X 4 = _____________ Fat Calories: _________ X 9 = ______________ 6/9/2015

What percentage of the total calories are from protein, carbohydrates and fats? % of Protein = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ %   % of Carbs = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ % % of Fat = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ % 6/9/2015