NameDateFood LabelFood Label Lab (F-17)-JH0Name DateFood Label1. In general, what information do you find on a food label?In general, we can find product name, name and address of manufacturer, weight orvolume of the product, health claims, nutrition facts, nutrition claims and ingredient list on afood label.2. a) What mandatory information do you get from a nutrition label (including the nutrition factspanel)?i. Common name of product ii. Name and address of manufactureriii. Net contents such as weigh, measure and count iv. Serving size v. Nutrient contents: Fat grams, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrate, trans fat, dietary fiber, sugars Protein, vitamin A & C, calcium & ironb) What optional information is also given on some nutrition labels?i. Health claimsii. Nutrition claimsiii. Polyunsaturated fativ. Monounsaturated fats v. Potassiumvi. Soluble fiber c) What label changes are found on containers that are small?(example, package of lifesavers)They use smaller type size and different format for nutrition label, providing contactinformation for customer to obtain nutrition information, using abbreviation for foodcomponents, placing nutrition information on other panels.3. a) What is the purpose of the Health Claims/ Nutrition Claims on food labels?The purpose for health claims is to let people know how some of the ingredients fromfood relates to diseases and help people to make better choice on what they going to eatin order to prevent the unhealthy diet. b) List 3 Health Claims the government allows on food labels.1) Calcium and Osteoporosis2) Sodium and Hypertension3) Dietary fat and Cancer14. List the symbol or letter used to designate the following:a) Dairy product Db) Kosher food c) Registered name or symbol d) Patent/Copyrighte) List one other symbol and explain its meaningThis symbol indicates the product can be recycled.5. Define the following terms:a) Low Calorie A food contains 40 calories or less per serving. b) Reduced CalorieA food contains 25% fewer calories than an original product (original product can’t be low calorie).c) Lite or lightA food contains one third fewer calories or 50% less fat than an original product. d) Low FatA food contains 3 grams of fat or less per serving. e) Reduced FatA food contains 25% less fat per serving than an original product.2f) Fat FreeA food contains less than 0.5 grams of fat per serving.g) Low CholesterolA food contains 20mg cholesterol or less per serving.h) Low SodiumA food contains 140mg sodium or less per serving. i) Sugarless or Sugar FreeA food contains less than 0.5g of sugar per serving. j) High FiberA food contains 5 grams of fiber per serving.k) Organically grownProducts are grown without using cheap pesticides, fertilizer or ionizing radiation which may affect our health. l) EnrichedThe lost of nutrients such as thiamin, riboflavin and iron during processing are adding back to the product.m) FortifiedAdding some vitamins or minerals to a food that it originally doesn’t have. n) Processed Food that being change in some way before it’s available for us to eat. Some examples will be breakfast cereals, canned or frozen foods, and microwave meals. FOOD LABELS LABUsing at least two food labels (each one must be from a different food group), complete the following. (Be sure your labels contain some amounts of carbohydrate, protein and fat). You must hand in the ENTIRE Clean food label, including the Nutrition Facts Panel or submit pictures via UBlearnsa) Brand name Quaker QATSb) Product 100% Whole Grain Quick 1- minute Oat c) Net weight/drained weight 18oz/510gd) Serving Size 1/2 cup dry (40g)3e) Servings per container 13f) Calories per serving as stated on label 150g) Cal/package (calculate) 1950h) Grams of Total Fat per serving _____3g_______ 1) Grams Saturated Fat _____0.5g_______ 2) Grams Trans Fat ______0g______ 3) Mg Cholesterol ______0mg______ 4) Calories from Fat (from label) ______25______ 5) Calculate the actual Cal Fat/Serving 9 Cal/gm x gm of Total Fat = _____27_______i) Mg of Sodium _____0mg_______j) Grams of Total Carbohydrates _____27g_______ 1) Grams of Dietary Fiber______4g______ 2) Grams of Sugar _______1g_____ 3) Calculate the actual Cal Carbohydrate/Serving 4 Cal/gm x gm of Carb. = ______108______k) Grams of Protein per serving _____5g_______ 1) Calculate the actual Cal Protein/Serving 4 Cal/gm x gm of Protein = ______20______l) Calculate the Total calories/serving (Fat Cal + Carbohydrate Cal + Protein Cal) = 27+108+20=155 total calories/servingm) Do your calculations equal the total Calories/serving specified on the food labels? NOUsing the information from your Food Label Lab on the previous page, answer the following:6. Determine the % of Calories supplied by fat for 1 serving of the product. ___27___ Cal for fat divided by __155__ total Cal/serving X 100 = ___17.4___ % fat Cal.7. List the nutrients supplied at 10% or more of the DV in 1 serving of this product.Dietary Fiber 15% Phosphorus 15%48. From your food label, list or describe the symbols or letters used (ie. dairy, kosher, etc.)There is a circle with an R in it next to the brand name which indicate that the trademark has been registered with the US trademark office. Also, a U in a circle symbolize the Kosher foods. Kosher foods are foods that meet the Kosher dietary laws. 9. List any nutrient claims found on your food label. (example: Low fat, light, etc). There are no nutrient claims found on the label. FOOD LABELS LABUsing at least two food labels (each one must be from a different food group), complete the following. (Be sure your labels contain some amounts of carbohydrate, protein and fat). You must hand in the ENTIRE Clean food label, including the Nutrition Facts Panel or submit pictures via UBlearnsa) Brand name Trader Joe’sb) Product Organic Soy Beverage with original flavor c) Net weight/drained weight________1.89L___________d) Serving Size _______8floz___________e) Servings per container __________8_________ f) Calories per serving as stated on label ____90______g) Cal/package (calculate)