Get the Facts: Nutrition Facts

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Get the Facts Nutrition Facts!

• Angela Miyamoto, MPH, RD
• Kimberly Kanechika, RD
• University of Hawaii, Cooperative Extension
  Service
• Hawaii Child Care Nutrition Program

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LOW FAT
What does this all mean?
Sugar Free
Daily Value
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Overview

• Nutrient Content Claims
• Children
• Nutrition Facts Label
• Trans Fats
• Daily Value
• Health Claims
• Whole Grains
• Ingredients list
• Food Allergens
• Disclaimer statements

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Nutrition Facts
Calories
Total Fat
Saturated
Trans Fat
Whole Grain Crackers
Cholesterol
Sodium
Total Carboh
Dietary Fiber
Sugars
Protein
Reduced Fat
Ingredients Enriched flour (wheat), oil, sugar,
salt, preservatives.
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Nutrient Content Claims

• Definition
• Free
• Low
• Reduced
• Light or Lite

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Free

• Calories
• Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Sugar
• Cholesterol
• Sodium

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Low

• Calories
• Fat
• Saturated Fat

• Cholesterol
• Sodium
• Sugar
• Not defined

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Reduced

• Calories, Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol,
  Sodium, Sugar
• At least 25 less

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Light or Lite

• Calories
• Calories reduced by 1/3
• Fat, Sodium
• Fat or sodium reduced by 50

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Children Under 2 Years of Age

• Claims describing the percentage of vitamins and
  minerals in a food in relation to a daily value
• Claims on infant formulas
• The terms "Unsweetened" and "Unsalted" as taste
  claims
• Sugar Free" and "No Added Sugar" claims on
  dietary supplements only

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Parts of the Label
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Trans Fats

• Liquid oil to solid fat
• Occur naturally
• Raises bad cholesterol

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Parts of the Label
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Parts of the Label
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Daily Value

• Based on a 2000 calorie diet
• 5 or less low
• 20 or more high

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Daily Value

• High in Sodium
• High in Calcium
• Low in Vitamin A
• Low in Vitamin C
• Low in Iron
• Low in Dietary Fiber

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Other Nutrient Content Claims

• Lean
• Extra Lean
• High Potency
• High, Rich In, Excellent Source of
• Good Source of, Contains, Provides
• More, Added, Extra, Plus
• Modified
• Any Fiber Claims

• Lean

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Excellent Source Of

• Contains 20 or more of the Daily Value (DV) to
  describe protein, vitamins, minerals, dietary
  fiber, or potassium

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Good Source Of

• Contains 10-19 of the Daily Value (DV) to
  describe protein, vitamins, minerals, dietary
  fiber, or potassium

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Health Claims
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All Health Claims apply to foods

• Naturally considered
• a Good source of the
• DV for 1 of 6 nutrients
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Iron
• Calcium
• Protein
• Fiber

• That contain less than the specified levels of
  the following nutrients
• 13 grams Fat
• 4 grams Saturated fat
• 60 milligrams Cholesterol
• 480 milligrams Sodium

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Health ClaimsExample 1 Cereal

• Three grams of soluble fiber daily from whole
  grain oat foods, like Cheerios, in a diet low in
  saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk
  of heart disease. Cheerios provides 1 gram per
  cup.

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Health ClaimsExample 2 Soymilk

• According to the FDA, 25 grams of soy protein a
  day, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and
  cholesterol, may reduce your risk of heart
  disease. A serving of Silk Vanilla contains 6.25
  grams of soy protein.

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• What's a Whole Grain?

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Whole Grain
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Is this a Whole Grain?

• Brown Bread
• Wheat Bread
• Popcorn
• Oatmeal
• Corn Flakes

• No
• No
• Yes
• Yes
• Maybe

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Which cereal is better?

• Cereal 1
• Whole Grain
• Ingredients Whole grain wheat, sugar, high
  fructose corn syrup, gelatin
• Dietary Fiber 6 g

• Cereal 2
• Good Source of Whole Grain
• Ingredients Whole grain corn, corn meal, sugar,
  corn starch, calcium carbonate, salt, malt syrup
• Dietary Fiber 1 g

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Ingredients List

• In order of weight or volume?
• Weight
• Common Name
• Sugar verses sucrose
• Explain Function
• Ascorbic acid to promote color retention
• Soy lecithin (emulsifier)

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Label Law

• Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection
  Act of 2004
• Effective January 1, 2006
• Common Food Allergens

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Common Food Allergens

• Milk
• Eggs
• Fish (bass, flounder, cod)
• Crustacean shellfish (crab, lobster, shrimp)
• Tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans)
• Peanuts
• Wheat
• Soy beans

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Clearly Identify Allergens

• Example 1
• Ingredients Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted
  barley, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin
  mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar,
  partially hydrogenated soybean oil, and/or
  cottonseed oil, high fructose corn syrup, whey
  (milk), eggs, vanilla, natural and artificial
  flavoring, salt, leavening (sodium acid
  pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), lecithin
  (soy), mono- and diglycerides (emulsifier)

• Example 1
• Ingr

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Clearly Identify Allergens

• Example 2
• Ingredients Enriched flour, sugar, partially
  hydrogenated soybean oil, and/or cottonseed oil,
  high fructose corn syrup, whey, eggs, vanilla,
  natural and artificial flavoring, salt, leavening
  (sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium
  phosphate), lecithin, mono- and diglycerides
  (emulsifier)
• Contains Wheat, Milk, Eggs and Soy

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Disclaimer Statements

• May contain
• Manufactured in the same facility
• Manufactured on shared equipment
• Cross contamination of ingredients

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Disclaimer StatementsExample 1 Animal Crackers

• May contain traces of peanuts and tree nuts

Ingredients Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin,
reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate vitamin B1,
riboflavin vitamin B2, folic acid), sugar,
partially hydrogenated soybean oil, high fructose
corn syrup, salt, sodium bicarbonate (leavening),
soy lecithin (an emulsifier), natural flavor,
spices (nutmeg and mace), nonfat milk.
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Disclaimer StatementsExample 2 Ramen Noodles

• Manufactured in a facility that also processes
  milk, egg, peanuts and tree nut products

Ingredients Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin,
reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin,
folic acid), vegetable oil (contains one or more
of the following canola oil, cottonseed oil,
palm oil, rice oil), preserved by tocopherols
and/or TBHQ and/or ascorbyl palmitate, salt,
dehydrated vegetables (carrot, green pea),
freeze-dried shrimp, soy sauce powder (wheat,
soybeans, maltodextrin, salt), monosodium
glutamate, hydrolyzed soy, corn and wheat
protein, spices, caramel color, potassium
carbonate, sodium carbonate...
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Disclaimer StatementsExample 3 Noodles

• This product is manufactured on equipment that
  processes products containing eggs

Ingredients semolina, durum flour, dried
spinach, dried tomato, niacin, iron (ferrous
sulfate), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic
acid.
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Disclaimer StatementsExample 4 Cereal

• Corn used in this product contains traces of
  soybeans (cross contamination)

Ingredients Milled corn, rice, brown sugar,
salt, malt flavoring, baking soda, ascorbic acid
(vitamin C), iron, niacinamide, tumeric color,
zinc oxide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin
B6), riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamine
hydrochloride (vitamin B1), vitamin A palmitate,
folic acid, vitamin B12 and vitamin D
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Allergic Reaction

• Hives
• Flushed skin or rash
• Tingling or itchy sensation in the mouth
• Face, tongue, or lip swelling
• Vomiting and/or diarrhea
• Abdominal cramps

• Coughing or wheezing
• Dizziness and/or lightheadedness
• Swelling of the throat and vocal cords
• Difficulty breathing
• Loss of consciousness

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Websites

• Nutrition Facts Label
• http//www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/foodlab.html
• Ingredients List
• http//www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/flg-4.html
• Trans Fat
• http//www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/transfat.html
• Food Allergies
• http//www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/wh-alrgy.html

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www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/new/hccnp

• Hawaii Child Care Nutrition Program
• 1955 East-West Road, 306
• Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
• hccnp_at_hawaii.edu
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]