{"id":1805,"date":"2023-02-17T16:27:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/nutrition-facts-lab\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T16:27:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:27:16","slug":"nutrition-facts-lab","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/nutrition-facts-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition Facts: Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n Learning Goal: <\/b>I’m working on a nutritional sciences writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.<\/p>\n

A quick guide to reading the Nutrition Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Serving Size \u00e2\u20ac\u201c this is where you will see the size of one serving and the number of servings in one container<\/li>\n
  2. Total Calories \u00e2\u20ac\u201c how many calories are in one serving? (If watching your caloric intake, this is important!)<\/li>\n
  3. %Daily Value (%DV) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c this will help evaluate how foods can fit into your daily meal plan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    • based on 2,000 calories for an entire day, not just one meal (Do you eat more or less than 2,000 calories?)<\/li>\n
    • 5% or less of the %DV of a nutrient is considered low (good for saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol & sodium)<\/li>\n
    • 20% or more of the %DV of a nutrient is considered high (good for fiber, vitamins and minerals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      4. Fats, Sugars, Sodium \u00e2\u20ac\u201c eating less of each can help lower your risk for chronic disease<\/p>\n

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        • Saturated fat and trans fats have been linked to an increased risk of heart disease (limit to <5 gm of fat per serving and no trans fats; overall intake of total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol should be limited)<\/li>\n
        • High intakes of sodium can increase your chance of high blood pressure (limit to <2400 mg)<\/li>\n
        • Too much added sugar can make it difficult to meet nutrient needs within a calorie requirement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          5. Vitamins, Minerals, Fiber \u00e2\u20ac\u201c aim for high levels of each<\/p>\n

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          • an increased intake of fruits, vegetables and whole grains can help lower your risk of chronic disease<\/li>\n
          • aim for 3 or more gm of fiber per serving with a goal of 25-30 gm per day (or 14 gm per 1,000 calories eaten)<\/li>\n
          • increase intake of foods containing Vitamins A&C, Calcium and Iron<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            6. Protein \u00e2\u20ac\u201c an important nutrient needed for overall health (no recommended amount listed on the label)<\/p>\n

            7. Carbohydrates \u00e2\u20ac\u201c sugars, starches and fiber (whole grains plus fruits and vegetables)<\/p>\n

            8. Sugars \u00e2\u20ac\u201c ADDED SUGARS is now on the revised Nutrition Facts Labels<\/p>\n

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            • Total grams of sugar should be less than 50% of the total grams of carbohydrate in a product<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              9. Ingredient list \u00e2\u20ac\u201c items are listed in descending order by weight<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Learning Goal: I’m working on a nutritional sciences writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn. A quick guide to reading the Nutrition Facts: Serving Size \u00e2\u20ac\u201c this is where you will see the size of one serving and the number of servings in one container Total Calories \u00e2\u20ac\u201c how many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[724],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/1805"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/1805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=1805"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=1805"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=1805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}