Food Labels Nutrition Unit 4 Food Labels RDAs

Food Labels Nutrition Unit 4

Food Labels • RDA’s: Recommended Dietary Allowances – General guidelines • Recommended nutrient intake that will meet the needs of almost all healthy people.

What it means: • Serving Size: the size of single serving at top. • Servings per Container: How many serving sizes are in container. • Calories: The amount of calories in the serving size. • Daily values: Based on 2, 000 calorie intake. The percentage of recommended amount of the nutrient that is met by one serving of food. – 5 percent = low and 20 percent = high

Nutrition Facts: Daily Values • • • Calories Total fat Cholesterol -- (look for low percentage) Sodium -- (look for 140 mg or less) Total Carbohydrates Dietary Fiber Sugar Proteins Vitamins and Minerals

Nutrient Unit of Measure Daily Values Total Fat grams (g) 65 Saturated fatty acids grams (g) 20 Cholesterol milligrams (mg) 300 Sodium milligrams (mg) 2400 Potassium milligrams (mg) 3500 Total carbohydrate grams (g) 300 Fiber grams (g) 25 Protein grams (g) 50

Nutrient Unit of Measure Daily Values Vitamin A International Unit (IU) 5000 Vitamin C milligrams (mg) 60 Calcium milligrams (mg) 1000 Iron milligrams (mg) 18 Vitamin D International Unit (IU) 400 Vitamin E International Unit (IU) 30 Vitamin K micrograms (µg) 80 Vitamin B 6 milligrams (mg) 2. 0 Vitamin B 12 micrograms (µg) 6. 0 Phosphorus milligrams (mg) 1000 Zinc milligrams (mg) 15

Nutrition Facts: Ingredient List • Listed in order of weight (largest amounts first) • Additives also listed • Substances added to foods to: keep from spoiling, improve taste, improve smell, or improve appearance. • Sugars • Not always called “sugar. ” Ex: sucrose, fructose, honey and syrup.

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