NUTRITION LABELING

NUTRITIONAL LABELING
 NUTRITION

 Nutrition

 Major and Minor Nutrients (Proteins, Carbohydrates, Fats, Minerals, Vitamins)

 Requirements of Calories determined 2000 or 2500 Calories

 Nutrients which can be cause of concern for consumers (Cholesterol, Sugar, Sodium, Lactose, Gluten
etc)

 Nutrition Labeling

 A major reason for analysis is Nutrition labeling

 What it must contain? No of serving, serving size, calories, protein, fat, RDA per serving
NUTRITIONAL LABELING

Nutritional Labeling :

a) Mandatory labeling

b) Voluntary labeling

Daily Values

Reference daily intake

Daily reference value

A NUTRITION LABEL (Example)
CLASS ACTIVITY : LEARNING NUTRITIONAL LABELING

Choose and purchase a product of your choice

Study its nutritional label

Suggest the modifications