Nevada/California Regional Honors Institute

Phi Theta Kappa
Nevada-California Region
The Dimensions and Directions of Health:
Choices in the Maze

Nutrition Facts

The Nutrition Facts label is required on most foods. How much do you know about the label?

Answer the following questions using the food label provided.

Note that a nutritionist's Calorie is actually a kilocalorie and food labels are reporting kcal.

Click here to show the food label in a small window that you can view next to the questions.

1. How many kilocalories would you get from saturated fat if you ate one serving of this food?
2. How many kilocalories would you get if you ate the entire contents of this package?
3. If you ate one portion of this food, how many grams of cholesterol would you have consumed?
4. If you ate two portions of this food, how many grams of fiber would you consume?
5. What percentage of the daily value is this?
6. What percent of the total fat is saturated fat?
7. How many carbohydrate kilocalories do you get per serving of this food?
8. How many grams of sodium do you get from two servings of this food?
9. What percentage of the Daily Value of sodium would you get from two servings of this food?
10. How many kilocalories of protein per serving are provided by this food?
11. Which term on the label tells you how much energy will be supplied by this food?
12. Which term on this label is the primary source of energy for human cells?
13. How many calories is 2000 kcal?
14. What is a calorie?
15. The joule (J) is the metric unit of energy. 1 cal = 4.184 J. How many kilojoules are in one serving of this product?
16. Which term on this label is the primary component of human cell membranes?
17. What is fiber?
18. What is sugar?
19. There are two chemicals listed on the label that are not organic molecules. Name one of the inorganic chemicals.