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Food Packaging Worksheet: Nutrient Claims, Nutrition Facts, and IngredientsThis worksheet can help you learn how to read food packaging. What you will need:This worksheetA food package that includes nutrient claims, nutrition facts, and a list of ingredientsThe other attached handout that includes criteria for specific nutrient claims (ie, low sugar, reduced sodium, etc)1. Food item: CAMPBELLS 25% LESS SODIUM CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP.2. How many servings are in this package? 2.5 SERVINGS.3. What is the measurement used for one serving? CUP.4. Is this portion size an amount that most people would eat at one sitting? Explain why or why not. NO, I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT THE SERVING SIZE THAT PEOPLE WOULD EAT BECAUSE ? OF A CUP OF SOUP IS NOTHING, AND THE CAN LOOKS SO SMALL. THE WHOLE CAN IS ONLY 10.75 OUNCES WHICH IS NOT A LOT, SO I CAN SEE ALMOST EVERYONE EATING THE WHOLE THING.5. How many calories are provided in one serving of this food? 60 CALORIES6. What nutrient claims are listed on this food package? REDUCED SODIUM. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS 660MG OF SODIUM VS. 890MG IN COMPARABLE SOUP (25% LESS).7. List the criteria for each of these claims below:REDUCED SODIUM- NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 25% LESS SODIUM THAN REGULAR VERSION.8. How much total fat is in one serving of this product? 2 GRAMS.9. How much saturated fat is in one serving of this product? 0.5 GRAMS.10. What percentage of total fat is from saturated fat in this product? 3 PERCENT.11. How much trans-fat is listed on the Nutrition Facts label? 0 GRAMS.12. If none, read the ingredient list carefully. Do you believe that this product truly contains absolutely no trans fat? Why? YES I DO BELIEVE IT BECAUSE THE INGREDIANT LIST DOES NOT HAVE “PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OIL”.13. How much cholesterol is in one serving of this food? 15MG.14. Reading over the ingredient list, what ingredient or ingredients do you think provide the cholesterol?I THINK THE CHICKEN MEAT, CHICKEN FAT AND THE EGGS ARE THE CAUSE.15. How much sugar is provided in one serving of this food? 1 GRAM.16. A person eating a 2000-calorie diet should consume no more than 32 grams (g) of added sugar/day. If you ate your usual amount of this product (which may be more than one serving), how many grams of sugar would you consume? 2.5 GRAMS.17. Reading the ingredient list carefully, which ingredients do you think provide the sugar in this food? List each ingredient and state whether it is a natural or added sugar.I BELIEVE THAT THE MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE IS WHAT CONTAINS THE GRAM OF SUGAR BUT IT IS HARD TO TELL WHERE IT COMES FROM EXACTLY BECAUSE IT IS ONLY 1 GRAM. IT COULD ALSO BE THE MODIFIED FOOD STARCH BECAUSE THE MORE THAT STARTECHES ARE REFINED THEY BECOME CLOSER TO SUGAR. I THINK THAT THEY ARE BOTH ADDED SUGARS.18. How much fiber is in each serving of this food? 1 GRAM.19. Is this broken down into soluble and insoluble fibers on the nutrition facts label? Is so, list the amounts of each: soluble fiber NO insoluble fiber NO.20. Most women require 25 g of fiber/day and men require 35 g/day. What percentage of your total requirement does one serving of this food provide? 4%.21. How much sodium does one serving of this food contain? 660MG.22. You should keep your total intake of sodium below 2400 milligrams (mg)/ day. What percentage of your daily sodium allowance is found in one serving of this product? 28%.23. How much protein is provided in one serving of this food? 3 GRAMS.24. By weight, which three ingredients does this food provide the most of? CARBS- 8 GRAMS.25. All foods must provide nutrition information for vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron. What other vitamins and minerals does this food item provide information for?NOTHING ELSE IS LISTED.26. Do you think that this is a healthful food choice? Explain your answer below:NO I DO NOT BECAUSE THE CARB TO PROTEIN RATIO IS SO EXTREME. THERE IS ALMOST TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF CARBS AS THERE IS PROTEIN AND THE SERVING SIZE IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO SATISFY ONES APETITE ALL BY ITSELF. THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF MSG IN ONE SERVING. ................
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