Understanding Nutrition Labels Instructions: For this activity, you will evaluat
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Understanding Nutrition Labels Instructions: For this activity, you will evaluate the nutrition information given on the following box of breakfast cereal:
Understanding Nutrition Labels Instructions: For this activity, you will evaluate the nutrition information given on the following box of breakfast cereal:
1. Does this food product contain added sugars? If yes, list them: 2. Is this cereal free of saturated fats?
3. If you consumed ¾ cup of dry cereal as a snack, your snack could be considered high in which nutrients?
4. Does this cereal potentially contain one or more food allergen? If yes, list the potential, common allergens:
5. Is this cereal gluten free?
6.If you ate the entire box (with milk), how many calories would you have consumed? (Please show calculations).
7. If you ate the entire box (with no milk), what % DV of potassium would you have consumed? (Please show calculations).
8. Define what Daily Values are, where you can find them, and whether they were recently updated?
9. List all the changes that were made to the Nutrition Facts Label
RECMORISNutrition Facts RIME Serving Size ¾ cup (28g) Servings Per Container about 17 Nut cup Cheerios ekim milk Honey,Nut Cheerios Amount Per Serving Calories Calories from Fat 15 %, Dally Valu Total Fat 1.5g. 3% Saturated Fat 0g Trans Fat 0g Pol Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 190mg Potassium 115ng Total Carbohydrate 22g 7%96 0% 8% 11% Cholesterol Dictary Fibor 2g Soluble Fiber less than 1g Sugars 9q Protein 3g Vitamin A 15% 10% 10% 10% 10% 25% 10% 2596 25% 25% 25% 50% 25% 10% Vitamin C 25% 25% 30% 35% 75% 25% 50% 35% 20% 1096 30% Vitamin D Thiami Niacin Vitamin B Vitamin B12 Phosphorus INGREDIENTS: WHOLE GRAIN OATS, SUGAR, OAT BRAN MODIFIED CORN STARCH, HONEY, BROWN SUGAR SYRUP SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, CANOLA AND/OR RICE BRAN OIL ZINC AND IRON (MINERAL NUTRIENTS) VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), A B VITAMIN (NIACINAMIDE) VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B2 RIBOFLAVIN), VITAMIN B. (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN A ton a 2000 caloric dict. PALMITATE), A B VITAMIN LIC ACID), VITAMIN B17 VITAMIN D, wur ciilyvauti maybe hi err berckp n ng on NATURAL ALMOND FLAVOR, WHEAT FLOUR. VITAMIN E (MIXED TOCOPHEROLS) ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS CONTAINS ALMOND AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS N SUGAR SYAUP SMagnesium Zinc 25% Amount incereel. Aserving o ceresl plus skimmlk provides 1.5g total at, less than 5mg cholesterol 250mg socium 320mg potassim, 28g totel cartonydrate (150 sm Tatal at Less than g Leas than 2 Less than Les5 than aat Tat pediri.Les fhian2.400m 3.600mg 2400mg 2400ng DISTRIBUTED BY General Mills Cereals, LLC GENERAL OFFICES, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55440 USA 2007 General Mills May be mig. under U.S. Pat. Nos. 5.433.490; 5,523,109,5,968,572, 7,021,525 Dietary Fber Exchange: 1 Starch Exchange caiculations based on the Dietetic Aesociaton, the American Diabetes Associatin Exchange Lists for Meal Planning 2003 the AmericanExplanation / Answer
1) Sugar, honey and brown sugar syrup are the sugars added to this product.
2) Yes, this product is free of saturated fats. Since, the amount of saturated fats mentioned in the nutrient facts is 0g.
3) The serving will be comparatively high in dietary fiber, sodium, carbohydrate, folic acid iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B12, vitamin B6 and zinc.
4) Almond and wheat ingredients present in the product are potential allergens.
5) No, the product is not gluten free, because wheat contains gluten.
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