Question

how to calculate the nutrition label on the following:

Label Reading Assignment Label Reading Worksheet Online Updated 3 1doc You will be using this information to calculate the label worksheet Serving One Cookie: Total Fat 9 gm (Saturated Fat 6 gms, Trans Fat 0 gm) Cholesterol 0 mg Sodium 35 mg Total Carbohydrates 20 gm (Dietary Fiber 1 gm. Sugars 14 grm) Protein 1 g Ingredients List. Sugar, vegetable oil (palm oil with TBHQ for freshness. Partially hydrogenated palm kernel, coconut and palm oil), Bleached enriched flour (Wheat flour, niacinamide reduced iron. Thiamin mononitrate Riboflavin, folic acid) Cocoa contains less than 2% constarch cocoa processed with alkali, soy lecithins salt, baking soda natural and artificial flavors. yellow 5, vellow 6 red 40, and blue 1 Contains wheat and soy ingredients May contain peanuts Please fill in the attached worksheet and submit as a file PLEASE do not copy the sheet into the comment section

Answer 1

Label Reading:

Fat grams    9 X 1 calorie per gram = 9

Carbohydrates 20gm X 4 calories per gram = 80

Protein 1gm X 4 calories per gram = 4

Total Calories = 93

Calories from fat 9 / 93 X 100 = 9.6 % of fat

Calories from carbohydrates 80 / 93 X 100 = 86 %of carbohydrates

Calories from protein 4 / 93 X 100 = 4.3 % of protein

The ingredient consists of more amount of saturated fat, carbohydrate content and less amount of healthy nutrients. Trans fat, sodium content is high which is not good for health. This can be proved by the presence of ingredients that contain baking soda which consists of sodium bicarbonate, soy ingredients all increase the sodium content. Next, Ingredients include hydrogenated oil, and palm oil, coconut oil which are partially hydrogenated oil which consists of trans fat that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. This will not be directly mentioned in the nutrition label because these are the ingredients used in packaged food for preservation in small amounts but increases the risk.