Nutrition Labels

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzh1q0H1XWA

Brian Regan - Labels

Discuss• Why are nutrition labels important?

– Tells you how many servings and calories are in each serving.

– Provides information for how much of each nutrient is in the product.

– Provides information about the ingredients in the food. (Very important for people with

allergies)

Basic Information found on Food Label

• Serving Size

• Number of Servings per container

• Calories per serving

• Amount of macro and micronutrients

• Ingredients – listed from largest amount to smallest amount

Macromolecules Provide Energy for Living Organisms

• Carbohydrates– Sugars– Starches

• Proteins

• Lipids

Carbohydrates in Food• Sugars-

– Monosaccharides & Disaccharides. – Provide Short Term Energy – Food Sources

• Found naturally in fruits, juices, and milk products.• Added to candy, soda, cookies, and energy drinks.

– Unlike fruits and yogurt, these products are high in calories, and low in most other nutrients.

Carbohydrates in Food• Starches

– Polysaccharides– Provide Short Term Energy – Food Sources

• Rice, pasta, bread, cereal, potatoes, and legumes (beans and peas)

Carbohydrates on Nutrition Labels

• Total Carbohydrates on a Nutrition label include starches, fiber, and sugar

• How can you calculate the grams of starch in the blueberry muffin from its nutrition label?

Sugars on Nutrition LabelsHow can we tell if the amount of sugar is natural, or if there has been sugar added during manufacturing?

Check the Ingredients!

Proteins in Food

• Made of Amino Acids– Helps to build, maintain, and repair body

tissues. – Food Sources

• Meat, Fish, Legumes, Eggs, Dairy products

(milk, cheese, yogurt), and Nuts

Proteins on Nutrition Labels

How many grams of protein are in a serving of Tyson Chicken Strips?

Lipids in Food• Fats and Oils

– Stored and used for long term energy – Found in Meat, Butter, Cream, Nuts, Salad

Dressings, Vegetable Oil, and Eggs– Two Forms

• Saturated• Unsaturated

• Saturated Fat– Fats are Solid at room temperature– Animal fats and certain tropical plant oils

(palm oil and coconut oil)– Bad fats

• Try to limit these in your diet

Lipids in Food

Lipids in Food

• Unsaturated Fat– Fats are liquid at room temperature– Vegetable oil, Olive oil, fish oil– Good Fats

• Heart healthy fats

Lipids on Nutrition Label

Total Fat includes: - Saturated, - Unsaturated- Trans Fat

Calories• Nutrition labels are based on a 2,000 calorie

diet.

• 40 Calories = Low

• 100 Calories = Moderate

• 400 Calories = High

% Daily Value• 5% or less is low• 20% or more is high• Want to limit items in

yellow• Want to get enough of

the nutrients in blue (vitamins and fiber)

Oreo Nutrition Label

Partner Work • With your bench partner spend 15-20 minutes analyzing

three different nutrition labels.

• Discuss assignment with your partner in low voices.

• Raise your hand if you have a question.

• Move onto answering other questions until I can reach your table.

• Be prepared to share answers with the class if asked.