Analyzing Food Labels for Calorie Contributions
Refer the sections from your PPT on food labels II to answer the following questions:
Use this Nestle Ice Cream Toll House Cookie
Sandwich label to answer the following Qs:
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 28g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 520
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g
35%
Saturated Fat 9g
46%
Trans Fat 4g
Cholesterol 35mg
12%
Sodium 350mg
15%
Total Carbohydrate 72g
24%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Sugars 44g
Protein 6g
Calories per gram
Fat 9 · Carbohydrates 4 · Protein 4
INGREDIENTS: Ice Cream: Milkfat, Corn
Syrup, Sugar, Buttermilk, Cellulose Gum
Cookie: Enriched Wheat Flour, Sugar,
Margarine (Soybean oil, Partially Hydrogenated
Soybean oil, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Eggs,
Corn Syrup, Molasses, Salt.
1) The 6g of protein in this cookie actually contribute _____ calories
A) 6
B) 24
C) 45
D) 54
2) The 23g of fat in this cookie actually contribute _____ calories
A) 23
B) 92
C) 177
D) 207
3) The 72g of carbohydrates in this cookie contribute _____ calories
A) 18
B) 240
C) 288
D) 374
4) If you eat this cookie, you will be ____.
A) getting about half your calories from fat, and half from carbohydrate
B) getting almost all the calories from carbohydrates and less that 30% of the calories from fats.
C) getting about 40% of calories from fats, 55% from carbohydrates and a mere 5% from protein.
D) getting about 66% calories from carbohydrates and 25% calories from fat.
5) 3 TB (44g) of sugar per cookie doesn't sound that bad until you realize that this cookies also has the calorie
equivalent of seven bowls of Froot Loops. In fact, most of the calories in the bowl actually come from __.
A) fat
B) carbohydrate
C) protein
6) Assuming your recommended daily caloric intake was 2000 (of which only 30% come from fat), how many
of these cookies could you eat and still stay under that level.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4