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Chapter 6 Fats and Other Lipids
Using Nutrient Labels: Fats and Cholesterol
1.
Remove the labels from three diff erent packaged foods. Using information from each of
the product’s Nutrition Facts panel, answer the following questions.
a.
Name of food: ______________________________________________________________
b.
A serving is ______. How many servings are in the package? ______
c.
How many grams of fat, saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol are in a serving of each
product?
Product 1
______ grams of fat
______ grams of trans fat
______ grams of saturated fat
______ milligrams of cholesterol
Product 2
______ grams of fat
______ grams of trans fat
______ grams of saturated fat
______ milligrams of cholesterol
Product 3
______ grams of fat
______ grams of trans fat
______ grams of saturated fat
______ milligrams of cholesterol
d.
Calculate the percentage of calories from fat in each product by dividing the number of
kilocalories from fat by total number of kilocalories per serving. (The Nutrition Label uses
the term “calories” for kilocalories.)
Product 1 is ______ % fat
Product 2 is ______ % fat
Product 3 is ______ % fat
e.
Read the list of ingredients for each product. If the food contains fat and cholesterol,
identify ingredients that contributed fat and cholesterol to the product.
Fat ingredients in Product 1 ______________________________________________
Cholesterol ingredients in Product 1 _______________________________________
Fat ingredients in Product 2 ______________________________________________
Cholesterol ingredients in Product 2 _______________________________________
Fat ingredients in Product 3 ______________________________________________
Cholesterol ingredients in Product 3 _______________________________________
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