1. Food
Label
Terms
Words such as low, reduced, free and more are now legally defined within nutrition.
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2. Reduced
Means that the product has 25% or less of a nutrient or calories than the regular product.
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3. Calorie Free
Means fewer than 5
calories.
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4. Low Calorie
Means 40 calories or less.
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5. Light or Lite
Means 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.
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6. Fat Free
Means less than .5
grams of fat.
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7. Low Fat
Means 3 grams of fat
or less.
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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
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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.
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10. 100% Organic
Raw or processed agricultural products in the “100 percent organic” category must meet these criteria:
All ingredients must be certified organic.
Any processing aids must be organic.
Product labels must state the name of the certifying agent on the information panel.
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11. Organic
Raw or processed agricultural products in the “organic” category must meet these criteria:
All agricultural ingredients must be certified organic, except where specified on National List.
Non-organic ingredients allowed per National List may be used, up to a combined total of five percent of non-organic content (excluding salt and water).
Product labels must state the name of the certifying agent on the information panel.
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12. Nutritional Information – Food Label Activity
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14. 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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15. 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 = ______________
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16. What percentage of the total calories are from
protein, carbohydrates and fats?
% of Protein = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ %
% of Carbs = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ %
% of Fat = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ %
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