Food label worksheet SCI241
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Understanding Food Labels Worksheet
Part A: Analyzing a Food Label
Complete the table below by filling in the requested items. Use the food label of your favorite snack to obtain the information needed.
Part B: Calculating Calories
Complete the equations below by using the information you obtained in Part A tables. Use figure 5.19 of the Visualizing Nutrition textbook as a guidance.
Number of calories from proteins: ___6__x__4___ = ______20__
1 gram of protein = 4 calories
Number of calories from carbs: ___28__x___4__=____112_____
1 gram of carbs = 4 calories
Number of calories from fat: ___9__x__9___=_____81____
1 gram of fat = 9 calories
If you were to eat the entire product, how many calories would you have consumed:
Fat: ___81_____
Proteins: __20______
Carbohydrates: ___112_____
Total calories: ___213_____
Part C: Food Label Questions
Response to each of the following questions using the information obtained in Parts A and B.
1. How many calories/grams,fat/grams, and carbohydrates/grams protein are there for the entire package?
213 calories, 9 grams of fat, 28 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of protein
2. How much fiber is there per serving/package?
There are 2 grams of fiber per package
3. If the recommended fiber intake per day is 25-30 grams, would this food item be a good source of fiber? Why or why not?
No it would not be a good source as there are only 2 grams of fiber per package. You would need to eat 15 of these to meet the daily recommendations which would be 3150 calories.
4. If there were 0.49 grams trans fat per serving in the food item you are analyzing, how much trans fat would be consumed if you were to eat the entire package? (Trans fat rule: if there is less than 0.5 grams of trans fats per serving in a food, it can be listed on the food label as ‘0 grams trans fat per serving.)
It is listed at 0g on the package.
5. How can a
Understanding Food Labels Worksheet
Part A: Analyzing a Food Label
Complete the table below by filling in the requested items. Use the food label of your favorite snack to obtain the information needed.
Part B: Calculating Calories
Complete the equations below by using the information you obtained in Part A tables. Use figure 5.19 of the Visualizing Nutrition textbook as a guidance.
Number of calories from proteins: ___6__x__4___ = ______20__
1 gram of protein = 4 calories
Number of calories from carbs: ___28__x___4__=____112_____
1 gram of carbs = 4 calories
Number of calories from fat: ___9__x__9___=_____81____
1 gram of fat = 9 calories
If you were to eat the entire product, how many calories would you have consumed:
Fat: ___81_____
Proteins: __20______
Carbohydrates: ___112_____
Total calories: ___213_____
Part C: Food Label Questions
Response to each of the following questions using the information obtained in Parts A and B.
1. How many calories/grams,fat/grams, and carbohydrates/grams protein are there for the entire package?
213 calories, 9 grams of fat, 28 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of protein
2. How much fiber is there per serving/package?
There are 2 grams of fiber per package
3. If the recommended fiber intake per day is 25-30 grams, would this food item be a good source of fiber? Why or why not?
No it would not be a good source as there are only 2 grams of fiber per package. You would need to eat 15 of these to meet the daily recommendations which would be 3150 calories.
4. If there were 0.49 grams trans fat per serving in the food item you are analyzing, how much trans fat would be consumed if you were to eat the entire package? (Trans fat rule: if there is less than 0.5 grams of trans fats per serving in a food, it can be listed on the food label as ‘0 grams trans fat per serving.)
It is listed at 0g on the package.
5. How can a