1. © Food – a fact of life 2007 Food labels PowerPoint 256

2. © Food – a fact of life 2007 Food labels display information to help people make choices. name size, e.g. weight where it is from how long it will stay fresh where to store it, e.g. in the freezer

3. © Food – a fact of life 2007 Labels also display its nutrition information. These labels show the energy and nutrients provided by the food.

4. © Food – a fact of life 2007 The nutrition information is displayed: per 100g or 100ml; per portion, e.g. half a pizza or 1 biscuit. Per 100g ½ a pizza Energy (kj) 11011654 Protein (g) 11.917.9 Carbohydrat e (g) 34.652 Fat (g) 8.412.6

5. © Food – a fact of life 2007 Nutrition information labels can be used to compare similar foods. Pizza 1Pizza 2 Two cheese and tomato pizzas, same weight.

6. © Food – a fact of life 2007 What do these labels tell us? Pizza 1Pizza 2 Per 100g½ a pizza Energy (kj) 11011654 Protein (g) 11.917.9 Carbohydrate (g) 34.652 Fat (g) 8.412.6 Per 100g½ a pizza Energy (kj) 9241150 Protein (g) 10.713.3 Carbohydrate (g) 30.938.4 Fat (g) 5.97.3

7. © Food – a fact of life 2007 Nutrition labels Look at the labels to help you make smart choices.

8. © Food – a fact of life 2007