Nutritional facts

Name _Judith and Kumiko.__/20 points

Select a partner to work with. Use this site to help with the questions:

www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ConsumerInformation/ucm078889.htm#see1

Pick up a food product that has a food label from the front of the room. With the assistance of the internet food label guide, answer the following questions on your food’s label. These questions should give you a good idea of the nutritional value of your food.

What is your food product? Oat Krunch (crakers)
1. What is the serving size? 30 grams
2. How many servings per container? About 16.6
3. How many calories per serving? 145 calories
4. How many calories are from fat? 50 calories 
5. What percentage of each serving’s calories comes from fat? 34.5%
(Do the math yourself.)

6. What is the total fat percentage of your food? 9% per serving 
Is this content Low/Moderate/High? Low
7. What is the saturated fat percentage in your food? 11% per serving   
Is this content Low/High? High.
8. How much of your diet should come from saturated fats? Not more that 10%

9. What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?


Saturated fats come from animal products. They are bad fats as they raise the amount of cholesterol and cause heart diseases. They are solids at room temperature. Unsaturated fats come from plant products. They are good fats. They are liquids at room temperature.

10. What is the percentage cholesterol in your food? 0% per serving
Is that Low/Moderate/High Low
11. How much sodium is in your food? 3% per serving
Is this content Low/Moderate/High? Low.
12. What is the carbohydrate content of your food? 20 grams (7%) [per serving]
Is this content Low/Moderate/High? Low.
13.What is the sugar content of your food?  4 grams (per serving)
Is this content Low/Moderate/High? Moderate. 
14. Why are sugars not good for you? Sugar is not good for us because sugar has high calories, and wil stay in our body if we dont exercise a and burn the calories.Moe over eating a lot of sugar causes Diabetes. 
15. How much fiber is in your food? 2 gram (per serving)
16.Why is fiber good for you? Because fiber helps the intestine to work faster and also helps to slow down the absorbtion of carbohydrates.

17. How much protein is in your food? 3 grams (per serving)
Is this content Low/Moderate/High? Moderate.
18. What is the Vitamin A , Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron content of your food?
Vit. A 0% (per serving)
Vit. C 0% (per serving)
Calcium 10% (per serving)
Iron 4% (per serving)
Are these amounts adequate? No.

19. Overall, what would you say is the nutritional value of your food? Is it good for you? Why or why not?


                                  I think that this food is not very good because the amount of saturated fats in this food is quite high, but the amount of carbohydrates is low. The amount of proteins is within the limit. But there are no Vitamins in this food. So when I am taking in this food I should make sure that I take in other foods during the day that will give me enough amount of Vitamins and Carbohydrates.