Question

Nutrition Facts Serving Size 3/4 cup (319) Servings Per Container 11 INGREDIENTS: Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar, Corn Meal Brown Sugar Syrup. Modified Corn Starch, Canola and/or Rice Bran Oil Honey. Salt, Baking Soda, Calcium Carbonate, Dextrose, Trisodium Phosphate, Zinc and Iron (Mineral Nutrients), Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), A B Vitamin (Niacinamide), Artificial Flavor, Vitamin B. (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B, (Riboflavin), Vitamin B, (Thiamin Mononitrate), Vitamin A (Palmitate), A B Vitamin (Folic Acid). Vitamin B2 Vitamin D. BHT Added to Preserve Freshness with CUD milk Instructions: Use the cereal label to answer the questions that follow. 2% 1. How would you find out what amount of vitamin A is contributed by a serving of this cereal? Amount Per Serving Cereal Calories 120 160 Calories from Fat 1 0 10 % Daily Value Total Fat 1g* 2% Saturated Fat og 0% 0% Trans Fat Og Polyunsaturated Fat og Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g Cholesterol Omg Sodium 270mg 11% Potassium 60mg 2% 8% Total Carbohydrate 269 9% 11% Dietary Fiber 1g 5% 5% Sugars 11g Other Carbohydrate 14g Protein 29 0% 1494 2 What are the sources of vitamins in this cereal? Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6 Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 25% 3. a. Are any actual vitamin amounts (e.g., mass or volume) given on the label? b. Why might this be? Vitamin A 10% 15% Vitamin C 10% 10% Calcium 10% 25% Iron 25% Vitamin D 10% 25% Thiamin 25% 30% Riboflavin 25% 35% Niacin 25% 25% Vitamin Bo 25% 25% Folic Acid 25% 25% Vitamin B12 25% 35% Phosphorus 4% 15% Magnesium 6% Zinc 25% 30% *Amount in cereal. A serving of cereal plus skam milk provides 1g total fat less than 5mg cholesterol, 340mg sodium, 270mg potassium 32g total carbohydrate (160 sugars) and 6g protein. **Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. 2% 4. Which vitamin amount in the cereal is most significantly increased by milk? 5. a. What class of vitamins is more abundant in the cereal alone? b. Why might this be?

Answer 1

1) Recommended dietary allowance for Vit A are given as RAE or Retinol activity equivalent to account for different bio activities of retinol and pro vitamin A carotenoid, all of which are converted by body to retinol.

10% Vit A in cereal means 127 to 149 mcg RAE per serving or 500IU per serving.

2)sources of vitamin

Vit A- fortified milk,

Vit C -corn meal, corn starch

Vit D-whoke grain wheat

Thiamin - sugar syrup

Riboflavin- wheat,corn meal

Niacin - fortified wheat

Vit B6 - corn starch

Vit B12- what

Folic acid -cereals

3)Actual vitamin amount are not given.It is indicative of approximate amount only.Since exact amount cannot be calculated as it varies with serving amount and also composition.

4) Vit D is increased with milk since milk has good amount of natural vitamin D.

5)Water soluble vitamin are more abundant in cereal.Vit C and eight

Vitamin B completely groups.Since water soluble vitamin dissolve in water and are not stored by body.Since they are eliminated by urine we require a continuous daily source or supply in our diet.