Activity 2: Food Labeling

Have an empty label of a food product you often eat. Consider the following guide questions
to find out what you could get out of the food item.

1. Product identity and category: (check one)

___ cereal ___ noodle ✓ biscuit

___ milk ___ dairy product ___ fruit

___ vegetables ___ pork ___ fish

2. Relevant product description

3. Note the product size and serving

Size per package – 3 crackers net quantity - 25g

Size per serving – number of servings per container - 1

4. List the ingredients as indicated on the label

Ingredients: WHEAT FLOUR, COCONUT OIL, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (COCONUT AND PALM OIL),
COCONUT OIL, IODIZED SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, YEAST.

5. As shown under Nutrition Facts panel, list the nutrient content by weight and by % of daily value

Total Fat 5g – 6% Total Carb. 16g – 5%

Sat. Fat 4g – 20% Fiber 2g – 8%

Trans Fat 0g Sugars 0g

Cholesterol 0mg – 0% Protein 2g – 3%

Sodium 170mg – 7%

6. Check in the Nutrition Fact panel which of the Nutrient has 5%, 10%, and 20% daily values.

Remarks on your findings.

5% Daily Value – Total Carbohydrates

20% Daily Value – Saturated Fat

7. If you are using this product, would you continue to buy it after you have analyzed its content?
Why?
 Yes, I will continue to buy and eat this product after I analyzed its content and it’s more
convincing now to buy it because of the nutrients that are present in the product. It contains fat,
carbohydrate, fiber, protein, and sodium, that are essential to our body.