FOOD LABEL WORKSHEET

What is your food product? Pastry Product

1. What is the serving size?

1 pastry (50g)

2. How many servings per container?

8

3. How many calories per serving?

200

4. How many calories are from fat?

Calories from Fat: 50

5. What percentage of each serving’s calories comes from fat?

(Do the math yourself.)

25%

6. What is the total fat percentage of your food?

9%

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

Moderate

7. What is the saturated fat percentage in your food?

10%

Is this content Low/High?

Moderate

8. How much of your diet should come from saturated fats?

As low as possible

9. What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?

Saturated fats are fats that have low-density cholesterol found in animal products. On the other hand, unsaturated fats have high-density cholesterol found in plants. Therefore the density level of cholesterol and the type of food products are different for saturated and unsaturated fats.

10. What is the percentage cholesterol in your food?

0%

Is that Low/Moderate/High?

Low

11. How much sodium is in your food?

190mg (8%)

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

Moderate

12. What is the carbohydrate content of your food?

Total Carbohydrate 35g (12%)

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

Moderate

13.What is the sugar content of your food?

16g

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

Relatively high

No value or percentage because sugar because no recommendation has been made.

14. Why are sugars not good for you?

Eating too much sugar is not good for you because they increase your cholesterol level which makes your blood pressure higher and you will have a higher risk to heart diseases. In addition, getting too much sugar can possibly lead to weight gain and tooth decay. Moreover, sugar could lead to serious health diseases such as diabetes.

15. How much fiber is in your food?

Dietary Fiber less than 1g

16.Why is fiber good for you?

It cleans you stomach and prevents you from getting caner.

17. How much protein is in your food?

2g

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

Comparatively low

18. What is the Vitamin A , Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron content of your food?

Vit. A: 10%

Vit. C : 0%

Calcium : 10%

Iron : 10%

Are these amounts adequate?

Moderate amount of calcium, vitamin A and Iron and but you are not getting any vitamin C

19. Overall, what would you say is the nutritional value of your food? Is it good for you? Why or why not?

The overall nutritional value of nutrition is moderate because there are moderate amounts of fat, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins and other parts in this food product. For fats and carbohydrates and sodium, which are parts of the nutrition that you should eat less, the percentage is between 5% and 20%, so it’s neither high nor low. On the other hand, vitamins and calcium and minerals, which are parts of the nutrition that you should get more of, the percentage is also between 5% and 20%, which is also a moderate amount. But, the product doesn’t have a lot protein and vitamin C and the product has relatively high amount of sugar.

Therefore, based on the nutritional components, this food product is not necessarily good or bad for you because there are mostly moderate amounts of nutritional components. It is not very harmful because it does not have high amount of carbohydrates, fat or sodium. However, it is also not very healthy because it has only moderate amounts of vitamins and minerals and it does not have enough protein. In addition, it also has a quite big amount of sugar.

Overall, if you have to judge whether this food product is good or bad, this food product is probably somewhere in the middle. It might possibly be a bit unhealthy because it does not give you high amount of vitamins, minerals and protein and there might be too much sugar in it.