Food Label Terms Words such as low, reduced, free and more are now legally defined within nutrition. 12/10/2018

Reduced Means that the product has 25% or less of a nutrient or calories than the regular product. 12/10/2018

Calorie Free Means fewer than 5 calories. But notice, it is not “calorie free” 12/10/2018

Low Calorie Means 40 calories or less. 12/10/2018

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. 12/10/2018

Fat Free Means less than .5 grams of fat. Again, still not “fat free” 12/10/2018

Low Fat Means 3 grams of fat or less. 12/10/2018

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 12/10/2018

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. 12/10/2018

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. Organic operations must demonstrate that they are protecting natural resources, conserving biodiversity, and using only approved substances. (Usda.gov) 12/10/2018

Nutritional Information – Food Label Activity 12/10/2018

FYI: The typo on the section, “Serving Size” was made by the people providing the graphic, not by AISD. 12/10/2018

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)   12/10/2018

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 = ___________ 12/10/2018

 What percentage of the total calories are from protein, carbohydrates and fats? % of Protein = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ %   % of Carbs = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ % % of Fat = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ % 12/10/2018