Exam 1: NR228/ NR 228 | Latest 2023/2024| Nutrition, Health & Wellness Exam Review| Complete Guide with Verified Answers | 100% Correct
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QUESTION
What are food descriptors?
Answer:
Helps consumers who try to control their intakes of specific nutrients and food components
EX: light fat, low fat
QUESTION
Food descriptor include
Answer:
Free- contains only a tiny or insignificant amount
Low- no more than 3g of fat per serving
Lean- less than 10g of fat, 4g of saturated fat, and 96mg of cholesterol Extra lean- less than 5g of fat, 2g of saturated fat, and 95mg of cholesterol Reduced, Less, Fewer- contains 25% less of a nutrient or calorie
Light/lite- 1/3 fewer calories or half the fat of original
More- 10% more of daily value of a vitamin, mineral, or fiber than the usual single serving
Good source of..- 10%-19% of the daily value for a particular vitamin, mineral, or fiber in a single serving
QUESTION
Labeling definitions for organic foods
Answer:
100% organic- USDA seal is optional
Organic- 95% or more organic ingredients... USDA seal is optional
Made with organic ingredients- at least 70% organic ingredients
Less than 70% organic ingredients- organic ingredients denoted in ingredient list only
QUESTION
What are the two functions of food labels?
Answer:
1.to help consumers select foods with the most health-providing qualities
2.motivate food companies to enhance the nutritional value of food products
QUESTION
Food labels must include
Answer:
-single serving size
-number of servings in the package
-percent daily values
-amount of each nutrient in one serving
QUESTION
What nutrients are included on the food labels?
Answer:
Energy (Kcal), fat, total food energy, food energy from fat, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrates, dietary fibers, sugars, added sugars, protein, vitamin D, calcium, iron, potassium
QUESTION
New food label
Answer:
Still based on what Americans typically eat.
Vitamin A & C are no longer required to be on there because it is not a concern anymore
includes added sugars, Vitamin D and Potassium
QUESTION
Information at top of food label
Answer:
Top nutrients listed includes those most important to health of consumers
QUESTION
What organ is major in digestion and has the most absorption take place?-
Answer:
The small intestine
QUESTION
Daily intake ranges set to provide energy and nutrients while offering reduced risk of chronic disorders
Answer:
45% to 65% of kcal intake from carbs
20% to 35% of kcal intake from fat
10% to 35% of kcal intake from protein
QUESTION
enriched foods
Answer:
nutrients lost during processing are added back into food (B
vitamins and Iron)
-fiber is not added back to enriched foods
QUESTION
most refined grains are which means stuff is added back into it
Answer:
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