NUTR 2030 3 30 15 Test on Wednesday there will be lots of specific questions on Dietary guidelines My plate Serving size amounts and equivalent value Food label reading Health claim relationship between food and how it helps health Nutrient content claim the amount of some nutrient in food No added salt does not mean sodium free All living cells have sodium FDA can pull a product from the market or fine the company if they find out that they are putting out false claims Facts up Front Developed by the Grocery Manufacturers Association GMA Goal guide consumer informed choices Based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and initiated in 2011 Have to list calories saturated fat and sodium and it is optional to list potassium vitamin A and sugars Encouraged to list at least 2 key nutrients must provide at least 10 DV Whole Grain Stamp Helps to educated consumers on how much grain they are consuming from a food Basic stamp product may contain some extra bran germ or refined flour minimum requirement 8 grams whole grain per serving one half serving The 100 stamp for products where ALL of the grain is whole grain minimum requirement 16 grams whole grain per serving a full serving of whole grain of whole grain Organic Food In order to be organic 1 No synthetic pesticides and fertilizers 2 No genetically modified organisms GMOs 3 No hormones and antibiotics used 4 No irradiation Organic does not necessarily mean healthier Can still be full of calories fat etc Irradiated Foods Uses x rays gamma rays and electron beams Kills insects bacteria mold and other microorganisms Does not make food radioactive Food Allergen Labeling Required labeling of a food with a top 8 food allergens 1 Bolded in ingredients list 2 Listed separately by statement Contains Top 8 food allergens are Wheat eggs soy cows milk tree nuts seafood fin fish like salmon tuna shellfish peanuts Country of Origin Labeling Informs customers of the country of origin of products under USDA jurisdiction supports food safety Required on beef veal lamb pork goat chicken fish farm or wild shellfish fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables peanuts pecans macadamia nuts ginseng Retailer is responsible to provide info to customer Product of Restaurant Labeling Started from Obamacare If a company has 20 or more locations using the same name throughout the US they now by law have to indicated the calorie amount for every single product that they offer either on a menu board or a printed menu Packaging Terms FDA definitions Free range Free roaming access to outdoors Fresh meat internal temperature never less than 26 degrees Chemical free may not be used on labels everything is chemicals Hormone free use with beef not poultry or pork Natural no artificial ingredient or added color Processed any food other than raw food that has been canned cooked frozen dehydrated or milled Processed Foods 1 Growers Producers producers of raw food agricultural commodity 2 Fabricators Processors take raw goods and transform them into edible products 3 Manufacturers take raw food from growers and or transformed food from fabricators and processors to create new products Processed foods are not necessarily unhealthy but definitely can be FDA Definition of a Processed Food Any food other than a raw agricultural commodity and includes any raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to processing such as canning cooking freezing dehydrating or milling FDA Definition of a Natural Food From a food science perspective it is difficult to define a food product that is natural because the food has probably been processed and is no longer a product of the earth That said FDA has not developed a definition for use of the term natural or its derivatives However the agency has not objected to the use of the term if the food does not contain added color artificial flavors or synthetic substances Therefore things from ice cream to coffee creamer to peanut butter can be considered natural
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