The nurse is discussing nutrition labels with a high school health class. What would be an important fact to discuss about the ingredient list?

A) Ingredients are listed in descending order by amount.
B) Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight.
C) Ingredients are listed alphabetically.
D) Ingredients are listed by percentage of calories.


B
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Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight. The further down the list an item appears, the less of that ingredient is in the product.

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