Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download Macromolecules Extension Activity Analyzing Food Labels
Document related concepts
no text concepts found
Transcript
Analyzing Food Labels Name of the Food Fat (g) Carbs (g) Protein (g) Total grams per serving Calories per serving A B Servings per container C Calories per container Calories per 100 g BxC B ÷ A x 100 Directions: Look in your pantry or refrigerator and read the nutrition labels on different kinds of food (not beverages or condiments). Fill in the first 7 columns with the information found on the nutrition label. Calculate the last two using the formula given . Then answer the questions. 1. Create a bar graph for the information in the last column. The X-axis will have the kind of food and the Y-axis will be the calories per 100g sample. 2. Which food contains the most calories? Which contains the fewest? 3. Why is it helpful to convert the measurements to the same sample size? 4. Why is calorie content on the label stated in terms of serving size rather than in terms of 100 gram sample? 5. How should a person put information from nutrition labels to use?
