Food and Nutrition: Food Label and Menu Planning

Running head: FOOD AND NURTITION
FOOD AND NURTITION
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FOOD AND NURTITION
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Item Food Label
Product Strawberry yoghurt
How many different
ingredients are in the
product?
Thirteen different ingredients are present.
What is the main
ingredient?
The main ingredients are strawberry and yoghurt
How many servings in the
package?
5.7
What is the serving size? 175 g
What is the quantity per
100g serving?
Energy 390kl
Protein 5g
Fat total 0mg
Saturated Fat 5.2
Carbohydrates 13.8
Sugars 13.5
Sodium 63mg
Assignment 1: The food label
Answer the questions relating to the food label.
a) List the ingredients of concern on this food label.
The ingredient of the concern in the food label are the milk, sugar, strawberry,
yogurt culture and thickeners. Other include natural flavour like starch and
carrageenan, thickeners, potassium sorbate as preservative, and firming agent like
calcium chloride, sodium citrate and citric acid as acidity regulator.
b) When comparing food labels, which serving column is it important to pay attention to,
and why?
When food label is considered, the serving column corresponding to quantity per
100gm serving, need to be pay attention is serving size. The serving size is the
weight of the serve that is posted by the manufacturer. It helps in comparison
between two products. It is important to consider it because the serving size varies
from with similar food products. It gives idea about the nutrient content of the two
product hence, there is to compare the one’s serving sizes with the serving size of