Describe the information that must be provided on the updated Nutrition Facts panel of the food label
What will be an ideal response?
Serving Sizes: Because labels present nutrient information based on one serving, the Nutrition Facts panel must identify the size of the serving. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established specific serving sizes for various foods and requires that all labels for a given product use the same serving size.
Nutrient Quantities: In addition to the serving size and the servings per container, the content of kcalories and select nutrients must be provided. The content of the nutrient must be given in both a quantity (such as grams) and as a percentage of the nutrient’s Daily Value, or if there is no Daily Value, the quantity by weight only. The calories and nutrients are:
Total food energy (kcalories)
Total fat
Saturated fat
Trans fat
Cholesterol
Sodium
Total carbohydrate, which includes
Dietary Fiber
Sugars, including Added
Protein
The Nutrition Facts panel must also present nutrient content information for:
Vitamin D
Calcium
Iron
Potassium
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