Health and Wellness
3.3 Food Label Analysis
Instructions
For this assignment, you will choose 2 packaged food products that have Nutrition Facts Labels.
These should be two foods that are similar in nature. For example, you can compare two snack items,
two different types of canned food, or two different types of cereal. You will then need to compare
and contrast the information on the labels by answering the questions below. Review the questions
and provide your answers.
1. Provide answers to the questions in the chart.
Product 1 Product 2
What is the name of the Mott’s Fruit Flavored Snacks: Funables Fruity Snacks: Mixed
product? (brand and product; Assorted Fruit Berry
for example, Campbell's Select
Chicken Rice Soup)
How large is one serving? 1 pouch (23g) 1 pouch (22g)
How many servings are in each 40 40
container?
How many calories are in each 80 70
serving?
How many total fat grams are 0 0
in each serving?
Total fat is what % of Daily 0% 0%
Values?
How many grams of saturated 0 0
fat are in each serving
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How many grams of 19g 16g
carbohydrates are in each
serving?
How many grams of fiber are in 0g 0g
each serving?
How many grams of sugar are 9g 12g
in each serving? ~ 2 points
How many milligrams of 35mg 10mg
sodium are in each serving?
How many grams of protein are 0g <1g
in each serving?
Please list the % Daily Values -60% -25% -0%
for vitamin C, vitamin A , iron -25%
and calcium. -0%
What are the first 3 ingredients? Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Corn Syrup, Sugar, Apple Puree
Corn Starch Concentrate
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2. Insert your 2 Food labels here.
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3. Write a reflection summarizing your analysis and comparisons of the 2 food labels. Some
questions to address:
● Which food has the highest fat content? Lowest?
● Which has the most carbohydrates? Least?
● How do the products compare in terms of sugars, sodium, protein and fiber content?
● Are there any products that stand out as particularly high or low in certain nutrients?
● “Which food is the healthier choice, and why?”
-Neither of the products has any fat, so neither of them was highest or lowest.
-The Mott’s Fruit Flavored Snacks: Assorted Fruit had the most carbohydrates and the Funables Fruity Snacks:
Mixed Berry had the least amount of carbohydrates
-Mott’s has more sugar than Funables: 19g:12g, Mott's has more sodium than Funables: 35mg:10mg,
Funables has slightly more protein than Mott's 1g:0, Motts and Funables both have no fiber.
-Motts has over twice the amount of vitamin C as Funables 54mg:23mg
-Funables are the healthier product because they have less unhealthy ingredients like sugar and sodium.
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