Exam 1 Life Span Health Claims and Nutrient Content Claims

LLU Woosley

Free: product contains ____, or only trivial amounts of, one or more of these components _____. Also referred to as ____

no amount of; fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, sugar, or calories. without, no, zero, skim milk

Calorie free means the product contains fewer than ___, and sugar free and fat free mean the product contains less than ___ per serving

5 calories per serving, 0.5 g

Low: foods that can be eaten frequently without exceeding dietary guidelines of one or more of these components ____. AKA ____

fat, sat fat, cholesterol, sodium, calories. little, few, low source of, contains a small amount of

low fat

3 g or less per serving

low sat fat

1 g or less per serving

low sodium

140 mg or less per serving

very low sodium

35 mg or less per serving

low cholesterol

20 mg or less and 2 g or less of sat fat per serving

low calorie

40 calories or less per serving

lean

less than 10 g fat, 4.5 g or less sat fat, less than 95 mg cholesterol per serving and per 100 g

extra lean

less than 5 g fat, less than 2 g sat fat, less than 95 mg cholesterol per serving and per 100g 

reduced: a nutritionally ____ product contains at least ____ of a nutrient or of calories than the regular product. Cannot be claimed if its reference food already meets the requirement for a ___ claim

altered, 25% less, low

Less: whether altered or not, contains ___ of a nutrient or of calories than the reference food. AKA ___

25% less, fewer

Light: 

• a nutritionally altered product contains ___ calories or ___ of the reference food.

• sodium content of a low-calorie, low fat food has been reduced by ___. ___ may be used on food in which the sodium content has been reduced by at least ___

• 1/3 fewer, half the fat

• 50%, light in sodium, 50%

High: if the food contains ___ of the daily value for a particular nutrient in a serving

20% or more

Good source: one serving of a food contains ____ of the daily value for a particular nutrient

10-19%

More: a serving of food, altered or not, contains a nutrient that is at least ___ of the daily value ___ than the reference food. This also applies to ____ claims, but in these cases the food must be altered

10%, more. fortified, enriched, added, extra, and plus

Health claims for diet-disease relationships

• “adequate Ca throughout life, as part of a well-balanced diet, may reduce the risk of osteoporosis”

• “diets low in sodium may reduce the risk of high blood pressure, a disease associated with many factors”

• “development of cancer depends on many factors. A diet low in total fat may reduce the risk of some cancers”

FDA modernization act health claims

• “drinking fluoridated water may reduce the risk of tooth decay”

• “diets low in sat fat and cholesterol, and as low as possible in trans fat, may reduce the risk of heart disease