1. What they are How to read them What they tell us FOOD LABELS

2. WHAT IS A FOOD LABEL  Required by to law to be placed on packaged foods  List of nutrition facts

3. WHAT IS A FOOD LABEL  List of ingredients for a food product  Least to greatest

4. Food Label Activity What Food is This?

5. Food Label Activity What Food is This?

6.  SULFER DIOXIDE  BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE  SODIUM NITRITE  CARBOXYMETHYLCE LLULOSE FOOD PRESERVATIVES

7.  CRUST: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORNMEAL, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN), SALT, BUTTER FLAVORED OIL WITH GARLIC (LIQUID AND HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL GARLIC FLAVOR, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE), SUGAR, DATEM, WHEAT GLUTEN, DEXTROSE, GUAR GUM, SOY LECITHIN, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES (CONTAINS WHEAT). TOPPINGS: LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SAUSAGE (PORK, WATER, SPICES, SALT, DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA), BELL PEPPERS, PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, WATER, PAPRIKA, DEXTROSE, NATURAL SPICES, SMOKE FLAVORING, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM ASCORBATE (VITAMIN C), FLAVORING, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION. SAUCE: TOMATOES (TOMATO PASTE, WATER), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SUGAR, SALT, SPICES, GARLIC. EXAMPLE LABEL – FROZEN PIZZA

8.  Crust Ingredients  Flour  Yeast  Vegetable Oil  Salt  Sugar  Water  Toppings  Mozzarella Cheese  Parmesan Cheese  Garlic  Oregano  Sauce Ingredients  Tomatoes  Garlic  Olive oil  Sugar  Salt FRESH PIZZA