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Week 2 Topic: Finish labeling Turn in label assignment Next week: Supermarket Shopping and Digestion Notes Market assignment will be due Jan. 21 Remember type all assignments. Include last name, first name and class time See syllabus for all exam and assignment due dates Corrected syllabus posted re: final exam date
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Deciphering Labels-part II The Language of Labels
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Sugar Splitting INGREDIENTS: Milled corn, sugar, enriched flour {wheat flour, reduced iron, niacinamide (vit B 3 ), riboflavin (vit B 2 ), thiamine hydrochloride (vit B 1 ) and folate}, corn syrup, molasses, salt, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (one or more of the following oils; coconut, cottonseed or soybean oil), sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vit C), zinc oxide, BHT (preservative), annato, folic acid, vitamin D and B-12. Are sugars natural or added?
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Added Sugars INGREDIENTS: Milled corn, sugar, enriched flour {wheat flour, reduced iron, niacinamide (vit B 3 ), riboflavin (vit B 2 ), thiamine hydrochloride (vit B 1 ) and folate}, corn syrup, molasses, salt, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (one or more of the following oils; coconut, cottonseed or soybean oil), sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vit C), zinc oxide, BHT (preservative), annato, folic acid, vitamin D and B-12. All are added! Goal:≤ ~25g/d women ≤ ~35 g/d men
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Most Common Additives INGREDIENTS: Milled corn, sugar, enriched flour {wheat flour, reduced iron, niacinamide (vit B 3 ), riboflavin (vit B 2 ), thiamine hydrochloride (vit B 1 ) and folate}, corn syrup, molasses, salt, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (one or more of the following oils; coconut, cottonseed or soybean oil), sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vit C), zinc oxide, BHT (preservative), annato, folic acid, vitamin D and B-12.
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Partial Hydrogenation…good or bad? INGREDIENTS: Milled corn, sugar, enriched flour {wheat flour, reduced iron, niacinamide (vit B 3 ), riboflavin (vit B 2 ), thiamine hydrochloride (vit B 1 ) and folate}, corn syrup, molasses, salt, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (one or more of the following oils; coconut, cottonseed or soybean oil), sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vit C), zinc oxide, BHT (preservative), annato, folic acid, vitamin D and B-12.
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Bad-It means Trans Fat is present INGREDIENTS: Milled corn, sugar, enriched flour {wheat flour, reduced iron, niacinamide (vit B 3 ), riboflavin (vit B 2 ), thiamine hydrochloride (vit B 1 ) and folate}, corn syrup, molasses, salt, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (one or more of the following oils; coconut, cottonseed or soybean oil), sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vit C), zinc oxide, BHT (preservative), annato, folic acid, vitamin D and B-12. Note: Trans fat NOT heart healthy-Found in processed foods with partially hydrogenated oil and in beef/beef byproducts
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What does enriched mean? INGREDIENTS: Milled corn, sugar, enriched flour {wheat flour, reduced iron, niacinamide (vit B 3 ), riboflavin (vit B 2 ), thiamine hydrochloride (vit B 1 ) and folate}, corn syrup, molasses, salt, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (one or more of the following oils; coconut, cottonseed or soybean oil), sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vit C), zinc oxide, BHT (preservative), annato, folic acid, vitamin D and B-12.
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‘Enriched’? whole grain nutrient loss (i.e. vit, min, fiber, etc.) heavily processed grain add back some of lost nutrients ‘enriched’ grain Think depleted!
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‘Enriched’: Red flag- ‘heavily processed’ Generally enriched foods are not top tier, nutrient dense (ND) foods
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Bring in the fortifications! Fortification is a red flag for ‘highly processed’ 1 + nutrient added Most foods can be fortified Sets stage for deceptive claims based on nutrient content.
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Legal Terms Healthy- Set amount: cholesterol, fat, Fe, saturated fat, fiber, vits A/C, Ca, protein Natural- No synthetic or artificial ingredients Fresh- No preservatives, raw, never frozen, canned or heated Free Range- no legal definition….yet!
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