FOOD LABEL WORK SHEET

 I chose Abil  Hartman To be my parter in this project: questions: //www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ConsumerInformatio/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.

 My food product is ROCKY strawberry, biscuit sticks.

1. What is the serving size?  38g
2. How many servings per container?  One serving in a box.
3. How many calories per serving?  190 calories
4. How many calories are from fat?  20.9 calories
5. What percentage of each serving’s calories comes from fat? My serving size is the same as total calories, thus it is once again 11% of fat.

6. What is the total fat percentage of your food? 11% this is high because this is more than 10% of your daily allowence, for one product which is only a snack.
    
7. What is the saturated fat percentage in your food?  It does not say, I am assuring it is 0%
Is this content Low/High? -
8. How much of your diet should come from saturated fats?

9. What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats? Satured has  Low density cholesterol which is dangerous for ones health, while unsaturated fats undo the damages of saturated fats.

10. What is the percentage cholesterol in your food? 0%, this is low.
11. How much sodium is in your food? none, this is low
12. What is the carbohydrate content of your food? 27g (9%) It is pretty high because it is a small snack item yet holds around 10% of total carbohydrate value.

13.What is the sugar content of your food? there is not a percentage but we can speculate that the sugar value is high.

14. Why are sugars not good for you? It causes high blood pressure.

15. How much fiber is in your food?  1g
16.Why is fiber good for you? It clears out your digestive systemn by unclogging the junk in it you do not need.
17. How much protein is in your food?  3g (6%) This is a moderate amount.

18. What is the Vitamin A , Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron content of your food?
Vit. A= 12 IU
Vit. C= 0.3mg
Calcium= 4%
Iron= 4%
Are these amounts adequate? yes they are not high percentages.

19. Overall, what would you say is the nutritional value of your food? Is it good for you? Why or why not? I think it is not good for you, because the amount of carbohydrates and other forms of nutrition in relation to your daily value allowence is too high for a snack.  This food does not give you enough energy in comparision to other foods.