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Bio 116 Nutrition – Quiz: Food Label

Full Name: Date:

1. (1pt) What is the ‘% Daily Value’ based on?

2. (6pts) Which micronutrients are required to be listed on the food label?

3. (3pts) Which product has more calories? Calculate the amount in each for a uniform amount.

4. (3pts) Which product holds more product per container? Show your work/rationale.

5. (3pts) Do both of these products actually contain 0g trans fat? If not, which one(s) actually do? Explain your rationale/what you look for.

6. (3pts) Which product contains more ingredients? Explain your rationale.

7. (9pts) Identify the sources of sweetener in each. Put a star in front of those which are nutritive.

8. (4pts) What do you think these products are? How can you tell?

9. **Bonus** (optional) (3pts): Which product is cheaper [per unit]? Show your work.

10. (3pts) Which product is healthier? Explain your rationale.

11. (3pts) Which is more ‘worth it’?/Which product would you choose? Explain your rationale.

Product A

Product B

Price Tag: $5.49

Price Tag: $3.79

Ingredients: Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Distilled Monoglycerides, Annatto Extract Color, Nonfat Milk. BHT Added To Preserve Freshness. Vitamins And Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), Zinc And Iron (Mineral Nutrients), Vitamin E Acetate, A B Vitamin (Niacinamide), A B Vitamin (Calcium Pantothenate), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B 1 (Thiamin Mononitrate), A B Vitamin (Folic Acid), Vitamin A (Palmitate), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D 3.

Ingredients: Kashi Seven Whole Grains & Sesame Blend (Whole: Hard Red Winter Wheat, Long Grain Brown Rice, Barley, Triticale, Oats, Rye, Buckwheat, Sesame Seeds), Soy Protein Concentrate, Evaporated Cane Juice Crystals, Brown Rice Syrup, Chicory Root Fiber, Whole Grain Oats, Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Honey, Salt, Cinnamon, Mixed Tocopherols (Natural Vitamin E) for Freshness.