Being a Smart Food Consumer Chapter 5, Lesson 5

Nutrition Labels Indicates the nutrient and calorie content of foods Serving size, per container, calories from fat (unsaturated and saturated), grams of carb, fiber, sodium, protein, sugar, Daily Value, minerals, vitamins Sometimes two lists if food is eaten with another Some foods do not require label Restaurants, plain coffee, spices, fresh meat, veggies, and fruit, food produced by very small companies. Nutrition Labels

Nutrition Labels Ingredients list Food additives By weight in descending order Food additives Substances added to food intentionally to produce a desired effect Add nutrients, lengthen storage life, give flavor or color, maintain texture, control acidity, help to age food Enriched – a food in which nutrients that were lost in processing have been added back in Fortification – the addition of nutrients that are not naturally present Sugar and fat substitute Substituting ingredients in order lower calories or fat content Nutrition Labels

Product Label Claims Claim combating disease or illness Healthy Light Low in fat and saturated fat Light Calories reduced by at least a third Less Contains 25% less of a nutrient -free Contains no amount Fresh Raw, unprocessed, never frozen Natural Meat and poultry Product Label Claims

Product Label Claims Expiration Date Freshness Date Pack Date Use the product by Freshness Date Last day thought to be fresh Pack Date Date product was packaged Sell Date Last date product should be sold Product Label Claims

Shelf Labeling Unit pricing A strategy for recognizing the relative cost of a product based on the cost of a standard unit Compare different sized containers against each other Shelf Labeling