2. Label Analysis—Lipids Instructions: Use the label for a frozen meal below to
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2. Label Analysis—Lipids
Instructions: Use the label for a frozen meal below to answer the questions that follow on a separate sheet of paper.
Question from this food label what does th %DV for the saturarted fat mean for the person who eats one serving of this product?
INGREDIENTS: COOKED FETTUCCINI PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA [DURUM WHEAT, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], EGG WHITE), COOKED CHICKEN BREAST CHUNKS (CHICKEN BREAST CHUNKS, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE), BROCCOLI, HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM, WATER, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), SOYBEAN OIL, ROMANO (FROM COW’S MILK) AND PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, CELLULOSE POWDER [PREVENTS CAKING]), HALF AND HALF (CREAM, MILK), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: GARLIC, SHERRY WINE (CONTAINS SULFUR DIOXIDE), STABILIZER (MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, XANTHAN AND GUAR GUMS, SALT, PAPRIKA), SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), FLAVORINGS, BUTTER FLAVOR (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, FLAVOR [BUTTER OIL, ENZYME MODIFIED BUTTERFAT, WHEY POWDER, NONFAT DRY MILK POWDER], SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER]), SPICES, PAPRIKA.
CONTAINS: WHEAT, EGG, MILK, SOY.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Meal
Servings Per Container 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories 670
Calories from Fat ?
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 43g
?%
Saturated Fat 17g
?%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 65mg
?%
Sodium 1180mg
?%
Total Carbohydrate 39g
?%
Dietary Fiber 6g
?%
Sugars 1g
Protein 32g
Vitamin A 15%
•
Vitamin C 30%
Calcium 25%
•
Iron 10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Calories
2,000
2,500
Total Fat
Less than
65g
80g
Sat Fat
Less than
20g
25g
Cholesterol
Less than
300mg
300mg
Sodium
Less than
2400mg
2400mg
Total Carbohydrate
300g
375g
Dietary Fiber
25g
30g
INGREDIENTS: COOKED FETTUCCINI PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA [DURUM WHEAT, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], EGG WHITE), COOKED CHICKEN BREAST CHUNKS (CHICKEN BREAST CHUNKS, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE), BROCCOLI, HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM, WATER, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), SOYBEAN OIL, ROMANO (FROM COW’S MILK) AND PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, CELLULOSE POWDER [PREVENTS CAKING]), HALF AND HALF (CREAM, MILK), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: GARLIC, SHERRY WINE (CONTAINS SULFUR DIOXIDE), STABILIZER (MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, XANTHAN AND GUAR GUMS, SALT, PAPRIKA), SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), FLAVORINGS, BUTTER FLAVOR (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, FLAVOR [BUTTER OIL, ENZYME MODIFIED BUTTERFAT, WHEY POWDER, NONFAT DRY MILK POWDER], SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER]), SPICES, PAPRIKA.
CONTAINS: WHEAT, EGG, MILK, SOY.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Meal
Servings Per Container 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories 670
Calories from Fat ?
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 43g
?%
Saturated Fat 17g
?%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 65mg
?%
Sodium 1180mg
?%
Total Carbohydrate 39g
?%
Dietary Fiber 6g
?%
Sugars 1g
Protein 32g
Vitamin A 15%
•
Vitamin C 30%
Calcium 25%
•
Iron 10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Calories
2,000
2,500
Total Fat
Less than
65g
80g
Sat Fat
Less than
20g
25g
Cholesterol
Less than
300mg
300mg
Sodium
Less than
2400mg
2400mg
Total Carbohydrate
300g
375g
Dietary Fiber
25g
30g
Explanation / Answer
To calculate % DV divide the amount of the saturated fat in one serving by its dailye value and then multiply with 100
in this case the saturated fats in one serving is 17g and the DV is 20g
17/20*100= 85%
This means that 85% of the saturated fats you need for one day is provided by this food in its one serving. This is based on 2000 calories per day.
If you calculate it according to 2500 calories per day,
17/25*100 = 68%
this meanse 68 % of saturated fats that you need in totality in one day is provided by one serving of this food
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