1. Food
Label
Terms
Words such as low, reduced, free and more are now legally defined within nutrition.

2. Reduced
Means that the product has 25% or less of a nutrient or calorie than the regular product.

3. Calorie Free
Less than calories

4. Low Calorie
40 calories or less

5. Light or Lite
One third fewer calories or 50% less fat: if more than half the calories are from fat, the fat content must be reduced by 50% or more.

6. Fat Free
Less than grams of fat

7. Low Fat
3 grams of fat
or less

8. Sodium Sodium Free – 35 milligrams or less sodium
Light in sodium – 50% less sodium
Low Sodium – 140 milligrams or less sodium
Very low sodium – less than milligrams sodium

9. Cholesterol
Cholesterol Free – less than 2 milligrams cholesterol and 2 grams or less saturated fat.
Low Cholesterol – 20 milligrams or less cholesterol and 2 grams or less saturated fat.

10. Nutritional Information – Food Label Activity

12. Food Label Protein:__________ grams (1 gram = 4 calories)
Name of label _________________________________________
Serving Size: ____________ Total Calories: ____________
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Protein:__________ grams (1 gram = 4 calories)
Carbohydrate: ___________ grams (1 gram = 4 cal.)
Fat: ___________ grams (1 gram = 9 calories)
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13. Of the total number of calories, how many are from protein, carbohydrates and fat?
Protein Calories: ________ X = ____________
Carbohydrate Calories: ________ X 4 = _____________
Fat Calories: _________ X 9 = ______________

14. What percentage of the total calories are from
protein, carbohydrates and fats?
% of Protein = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ %
% of Carbs = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ %
% of Fat = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ %