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FACS Standards 8.6.1, 8.6.2, 8.6.3Kowtaluk, Helen and Orphanos Kopan, Alice. Food For Today. McGraw Hill – Glencoe. 2004.
FOOD LABELS
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USDA regulates much of information on most food labels
Aim – make sure consumers have complete, useful, and accurate information about foods they buy and eat
Food name
Net weight
Manufacturer, packager, or distributor
Location of company
Ingredients listed from most to least
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Source of nutrition information
Nearly all packaged foods carry standardized “Nutrition Facts” panel
Each panel contains same information in standard format – serving size, calories, nutrient amounts, percent of Daily Value
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Based on amount of food customarily taken at one time
FDA has set established amounts
Rest of label based on one serving size
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Total calories per serving
Calories from fat
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Nutrients most important to a healthy eating plan are given in total fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, sugars, and protein
% Daily Value – specific nutrition reference amount recommended by health experts
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Low… - can be used on labels of food that could be eaten frequently without exceeding recommended amounts of indicated nutrients
Reduced…; less…; fewer…. – must have at least 25% less of something than a comparable food
High in…. – means one serving provides at least 20% of the Daily Value for a specified nutrient
Good source of …. – one serving contains 10-19% of Daily Value for a particular nutrient
…-Free – an amount of ingredient is so small that it is not likely to affect your body
Organically grown…. – manner in which a fresh or processed food was grown or produced – typically without pesticides or fertilizers
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Voluntary, industry-wide system
Except for infant formula and some baby food, federal government does not require food manufacturers or processors to provide dating information
“sell by” date – last day the product should remain on store shelf
“Use by” date – product may still be safe to eat, but quality will start to go down
Code dating – series of numbers or letters that indicate where and when the product was packaged
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Some products are “graded” and this information is on food label
Beverages that contain juice must list the percentage of juice
Picture on label should be what is inside OR package must state “serving suggestion”
Directions for using product may be on label
Special handling instructions also on label
UPC – Universal Product Code – bar code read by a scanner
1st 5 numbers identify the manufacturer; 2nd 5 identify product size and flavor
Price identifier; inventory
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