Chapter 19: Food and Supplement Labels and Portion Size Flashcards
Servings Per Container
The number of servings of a food or dietary supplement provided in a package, based on the specified serving size.
Serving Size
Reference amount for a food or dietary supplement for which nutrition/supplement information is provided.
Portion Size
The amount of food an individual chooses to serve themselves.
Percent Daily Value
The amount in a serving contributed toward the recommended daily value for a nutrient, based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Total Sugars
The total amount of sugar in a food.
Added Sugar
The amount of sugar that has been added to a food product.
Reference Intakes
A reference recommended amount of a nutrient for healthy individuals.
Low Calorie
Contains 40 calories or less per serving.
Calorie Free
Contains less than five calories per serving.
Low Cholesterol
Contains 20 milligrams or less per serving; and 2 grams or less of saturated fat per serving.
Cholesterol Free
Contains less than 2 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
Low Fat
Contains less than 3 grams of fat per serving.
Reduced Fat
The product contains at least 25 percent less fat per serving than the regular product.
Low Saturated Fat
Contains 1 gram or less of saturated fat per serving, and no more than 15% of calories from saturated fat.
Saturated Fat-free
Contains less than 0.5 grams of saturated fat per serving and no greater than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving.
Fat free
Contains less than 1/2 gram of total fat per serving.
%Fat free
Contains 1- ___% fat by weight
No Trans fat
Contains less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving.
No Sugar
Contains less than 1/2 a gram of sugar per serving.
No added sugar
The product contains no added sources of sugar.
Low Sodium
Contains less than 140 milligrams of sodium per serving.
Very Low Sodium
Contains less than 35 milligrams of sodium per serving.
No Salt added
The product contains no added salt (may still contain sodium if naturally in the food) and must state that is not sodium free.
Sodium Free
Contains less than 5 milligrams of sodium per serving.
Light/Lie
Contains 50% less fat or sodium, or 1/3 fewer calories than the regular product.
Gluten Free
Contains less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten.
Certified Gluten Free
Certified by an independent organization to contain less than 10 ppm of gluten per serving.
100% Organic
The product contains only organic ingredients.
Organic
The product contains at least 95% organic ingredients.
Made with Organic Ingredients
The product contains at least seventy percent organic ingredients.
