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Nutrition Labels: Focus on Vitamins and Minerals
How much of a vitamin is in a particular food? Nutrition labels are required to provide a %DV for vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and calcium but not the actual amount. Because UL limits are based the amount of a particular vitamin it is useful to be able to determine this value based on a nutrition label.
To determine the amount of vitamin A and vitamin C in the Bear Creek soup, first find the % Daily Value on the food label. Second mutliply the % Daily value by the Daily Value (Use Appendix C to determine the daily value of each of the vitamins) to find out how much is in each serving. (1000 mcg = 1mg)
Vitamin
% Daily Value
Daily Value
Amt per serving.
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Using the formula above determine the amount of all of the different vitamins in the eggo waffles:
Vitamin
% Daily Value
Daily Value
Amt per serving.
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Thiamin
Niacin
Folic Acid
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B6
Riboflavin
Review the nutrition labels. Complete the table below by identifying which product(s) have a good source of or are high in a particular vitamin.
Product
Good Source of:
High in:
Review the Nutrition facts panel for each of the five products and complete the table below:
Is the product considered to be:
Product
Sodium (mg/serving)
Sodium free
Low Sodium
High Sodium
For the five products on the front page, review the ingredients list and for each product write down all of the sources of sodium.
Product
Sources of sodium
Review the nutrition labels. Complete the table below by identifying which product(s) have a good source of or are high in a particular mineral (other than sodium).
Product
Good Source of:
High in:
Vitamin
% Daily Value
Daily Value
Amt per serving.
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1/4 CUP DRY (40g) 1 Cup Prepared Servings Per Container: About 8 Amount Per Serving Calories Calories from Fat 170 60 % Daily Value* 11% 15% Total Fat 79 Saturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 5mg Sodium 960mg Total Carbohydrate 24g 2% 40% 8% 4% Dietary Fiber 1g Sugars 6g Protein 3g Vitamin C 8% Iron 4% Vitamin A 10% Calcium 8% Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 Calorie diet Your aiy values may be higher or iower dependng on your calore neds Calories per gram: Fat 9 Carbohydrate 4 . Protein 4 INGREDIENTS: MODIFIED CORN STARCH WHEY (FROM MILK). MALTODEXTRIN, PALM OIL, CHEDDAR AND ELUE CHEESES (MILK, SALT, CULTURE, ANNATTO, ENZYMES) BROCCOLI, SALT, ONIONS, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SEA SALT, NATURAL CHICKEN FLAVOR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL CHEESE FLAVOR, WORCESTER- SHIRE SAUCE (MOLASSES, VINEGAR, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR), SODIUM CASEINATE (FROM MILK), AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, PARSLEY, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE (FLAVOR ENHANCERS), SPICES, ANNATTO COLOR, YELLOW 5&6. CONTAINS: MILK. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE Distributed by Bear Creek Country Kitchens® Westbury, NY 11590 www.sbamerica.com ©2010 BCCK, LLC . 27062-1010 7 a60263"000261 0Explanation / Answer
Bear Creek soup
Eggo waffles
% Daily Value
Amt per serving
Amt per serving
Sodium
Sodium free
Low sodium
High
960 mg(40%)
High
Ego waffles
390 mg(16%)
High
145 mg(6%)
Low
Chobani
40 mg(2%)
Low
350 mg(15%)
High
Product
Sources of sodium
Salt and sodium aluminum phosphate
Salt
Chobani
Non fat milk
Burger
Soy sauce, salt, garlic and peeper powder.
Vitamin %DV DV Amount per serving Vitamin A 10 100 RE 1000 Vitamin C 8 4.8 mg 38.4Related Questions
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