lesson plan 2 food label

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LESSON PLAN 2

Understanding Nutritional Information and Food Labels

ESOL COMPETENCY: Health and Nutrition

Identify basic foods and food grous!including nutritional infor"ation on food

labels#

Cultural $ocus:

$ood labels ro%ide %aluable nutritionalinfor"ation#

Classroo" Procedure:

'iscuss(e)lain the i"ortance of readingand understanding infor"ation listed on

food labels#

*# 'iscuss and list the arts of a food label#E)# na"e! a"ount er ser%ing! calories!

total fat! cholesterol! sodiu"! %ita"ins!

sugar! e)iration date#

+# Put students in tea"s of t,o# -i%e eachgrou cans! cereal bo)es or bottles or use

coies of nutritional labels fro" different

foods# Elicit and list %ocabulary ,ordsnecessary to understand basic nutritional

infor"ation and food labels#

.# Partners co"are and contrast a %ariety offood labels#

/# 0e%ie, count and non count nouns andread arts of a label by as1ing 2uestions:

3Ho, "any calories are there erser%ing45 0esonse: 3There are ./ calories

er ser%ing5 6 3Ho, "uch sugar is there in

this food45 0esonse: 3There are / gra"sof sugar#5

7# $ollo,8u acti%ity# Students co"lete

9nderstanding $ood Labels cti%ity Sheet

-ra""atical $ocus:

Practice:Ho, "any( Ho, "uch 2uestions#

There is ;;;;;;;;#

There are;;;;;;;;;#Ho, "uch ;;;;;;;;;4

a"ount er

ser%ingortion

ercentageingredients

fiberser%ing si?e

calciu"

Pronunciation:r controlled %o,els 8 er ( ser%ing!

fiber! ercentage

Initial consonants 8 % ( %ita"in!%alue

f ( fiber! fat! food

Ending ing 8 ser%e ( ser%ing

Co""unity 0esources:

s1 students to bring ac1aged orcanned foods to class#

Te)t @oo1s:Otional A

TeacherBsChoice

Materials(dditional 0esources:Picture cards =food>

Maga?ines$ood labels

cti%ity Sheet A Understanding Food

Labels

E%aluation:Students read and interret food labels#

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$' Ho"e PageC$SN Ho"e Search(SubDect Inde) F Hel

Gune *6 9dated Guly *+ and No%e"ber *.

Ho, to 9nderstand

and 9se the Nutrition $acts Label

P'$ for"at $ood Label %ideo

The Nutrition $acts Panel 8 n O%er%ie,

The Ser%ing Si?e

Calories =and Calories fro" $at>

The Nutrients: Ho, Much4

9nderstanding the $ootnote

Ho, the 'aily ! can %ary ,ith each food roduct6 it contains roduct8secific infor"ation=ser%ing si?e! calories! and nutrient infor"ation># The botto" art =see K/ on the sa"le

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The Serving Size

=K& on sa"le label>:

The first lace to start ,hen you loo1 at the Nutrition $acts label is the ser%ing si?e andthe nu"ber of ser%ings in the ac1age# Ser%ing si?es are standardi?ed to "a1e it easier to

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co"are si"ilar foods6 they are ro%ided in fa"iliar units! such as cus or ieces!

follo,ed by the "etric a"ount! e#g#! the nu"ber of gra"s#

The si?e of the ser%ing on the food ac1age influences the nu"ber of calories and all the

nutrient a"ounts listed on the to art of the label# Pa# attention to the sering si$e%es&eciall# ho! man# serings there are in the food &ac'age( Then as' #ourself%

)*o! man# serings am I consuming)+ ,e(g(% .2 sering% sering% or more/In the

sa"le label! one ser%ing of "acaroni and cheese e2uals one cu# If you ate the ,hole

ac1age! you ,ould eat t!ocus# That doubles the calories and other nutrient nu"bers!including the 'aily


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Calories (and Calories from Fat)

Calories ro%ide a "easure of ho, "uch energy you get fro" a ser%ing of this food#Many "ericans consu"e "ore calories than they need ,ithout "eeting reco""ended

inta1es for a nu"ber of nutrients# The calorie section of the label can hel you "anage

your ,eight =i#e#! gain! lose! or "aintain#> 5emember" the number of serings #ou

consume determines the number of calories #ou actuall# eat ,#our &ortion amount/(

=K* on sa"le label>:

In the e)a"le! there are */ calories in one ser%ing of this "acaroni and cheese# Ho,

"any calories fro" fat are there in ONE ser%ing4 ns,er: && calories! ,hich "eans

al"ost half the calories in a single ser%ing co"e fro" fat# Jhat if you ate the ,holeac1age content4 Then! you ,ould consu"e t,o ser%ings! or / calories! and ** ,ould

co"e fro" fat#

6eneral 6uide to 4alories

. Calories is lo,

& Calories is "oderate

. Calories or "ore is high

The 6eneral 6uide to 4aloriesro%ides a general reference for calories ,hen you loo1

at a Nutrition $acts label# This guide is based on a *! calorie diet#

Eating too man# calories &er da# is lin'ed to oer!eight and obesit#(

The Nutrients: How Much?

=K+ and . on sa"le label>:Loo1 at the to of the nutrient section in the sa"le label# It sho,s you so"e 1ey

nutrients that i"act on your health and searates the" into t,o "ain grous:

Limit These Nutrients

=K+ on sa"le label>:

The nutrients listed first are the ones "ericans generally eat in ade2uate a"ounts! or

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e%en too "uch# They are identified in yello, as Limit theseNutrients( Eating too "uch fat! saturated fat! transfat!

cholesterol! or sodiu" "ay increase your ris1 of certainchronic diseases! li1e heart disease! so"e cancers! or high

blood ressure#

Im&ortant" *ealth e0&erts recommend that #ou 'ee& #our inta'e of saturated fat%

transfat and cholesterol as lo! as &ossible as &art of a nutritionall# balanced diet(

Get Enough of These

=K. on sa"le label>:

Most "ericans dont get enough dietary fiber! %ita"in ! %ita"in C! calciu"! and ironin their diets# They are identified in blue as 6et Enough of these Nutrients# Eating

enough of these nutrients can i"ro%e your health and hel reduce the ris1 of so"e

diseases and conditions# $or e)a"le! getting enough calciu" "ay reduce the ris1 ofosteoorosis! a condition that results in brittle bones as one ages =see calciu" section

belo,># Eating a diet high in dietary fiber ro"otes healthy bo,el function# dditionally!

a diet rich in fruits! %egetables! and grain roducts that contain dietary fiber! articularlysoluble fiber! and lo, in saturated fat and cholesterol "ay reduce the ris1 of heart

disease#

5emember" 7ou can use the Nutrition Facts label not onl# to hel& limitthose

nutrients #ou !ant to cut bac' on but also to increasethose nutrients #ou need to

consume in greater amounts(

nderstanding the Footnote on the !ottom of the Nutrition Facts"a#el

=K/ on sa"le label>

Note the 8used after the heading 'aily


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le%els of inta1es# 'health e)erts reco""ended uer or lo,er li"its for the nutrients listed! based on a

*! calorie daily diet#

E0am&les of 3s ersus 13s:ased on a 2%999 4alorie iet

Nutrient 3 13 6oal

Total $at 7/g Q &'< Less than Sat $at *g Q &'< Less than

Cholesterol +"g Q &'< Less than

Sodiu" *."g Q &'< Less than

Total Carbohydrate +g Q &'< t least

'ietary $iber */g Q &'< t least

Upper Limit - Eat "Less than"...

The nutrients that ha%e uer daily li"its are listed first on the footnote of larger labels

and on the e)a"le abo%e# 9er li"its "eans it is reco""ended that you stay belo, 8eat less than 8 the 'aily is +g or &'


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The $ercent %ail& 'alue (%'):

The 'aily

by utting the" all on the sa"e scale for the day =8&'# The '< colu"n doesntadd u %ertically to Instead each nutrient is based on & of the daily

re2uire"ents for that nutrient =for a *! calorie diet># This ,ay you can tell high fro"

lo, and 1no, ,hich nutrients contribute a lot! or a little! to your dail#reco""endedallo,ance =uer or lo,er>#

;uic' 6uide to 13"

/'< or less is lo, and *'< or "ore is high

=K7 on sa"le label>:This guide tells you that ! or for those that you ,ant to consu"e in

greater a"ounts =fiber! calciu"! etc># s the ;uic'6uide sho,s! 2913 or more is

highfor all nutrients#

Example: Loo1 at the a"ount of Total $at in one ser%ing listed on the sa"le nutrition

label# Is &'< contributing a lot or a little to your fat li"it of & '


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sering

2 serings

Using the 13 for"

Co"arisons: The '< also "a1es it easy for you to "a1e co"arisons# You canco"are one roduct or brand to a si"ilar roduct# Gust "a1e sure the ser%ing si?es are

si"ilar! esecially the ,eight =e#g# gra"! "illigra"! ounces> of each roduct# Its easy to

see ,hich foods are higher or lo,er in nutrients because the ser%ing si?es are generallyconsistent for si"ilar tyes of foods! =see the co"arison e)a"leat the end> e)cet in a

fe, cases li1e cereals#

Nutrient Content Clai"s: 9se the '< to hel you 2uic1ly distinguish one clai" fro"

another! such as reduced fat %s# light or nonfat# Gust co"are the '


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E)erts ad%ise adult consu"ers to consu"e ade2uate a"ounts of calciu"! that is!

&!"g or &'< in a daily *! calorie diet# This ad%ice is often gi%en in

"illigra"s ="g>! but the Nutrition $acts label onl#lists a '< for calciu"#

$or certain oulations! they ad%ise that adolescents! esecially girls! consu"e &!+"g

=&+' and ost8"enoausal ,o"en consu"e &!*"g =&*' of calciu" daily#The '< for calciu" on food labels is &!"g#

on=t be fooled88 al,ays chec1 the label for calciu" because you cant "a1eassu"tions about the a"ount of calciu" in secific food categories# E)a"le: the

a"ount of calciu" in "il1! ,hether s1i" or ,hole! is generally the sa"e er ser%ing!

,hereas the a"ount of calciu" in the sa"e si?e yogurt container =o?> can %ary fro" *8./ 'uialencies

+ '< Q +"g calciu" Q one cu of "il1

& '< Q &!"g calciu"&+ '< Q &!+"g calciu"

Nutrients ithout a %': TransFats, $rotein, and Sugars:

Note that Transfat! Sugars and! Protein do not list a '< on the Nutrition $acts label#

Plain Yogurt $ruit Yogurt

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Trans$at: E)erts could not ro%ide a reference %alue for transfat nor any other

infor"ation that $' belie%es is sufficient to establish a 'aily cholesterol

le%els! both of ,hich increase your ris1 of coronary heart disease! a leading cause of

death in the 9S#

Im&ortant" *ealth e0&erts recommend that #ou 'ee& #our inta'e of saturated fat%

transfat and cholesterol as lo! as &ossible as &art of a nutritionall# balanced diet(

Protein: '< is re2uired to be listed if a clai" is "ade for rotein! such as high inrotein# Other,ise! unless the food is "eant for use by infants and children under .

years old! none is needed# Current scientific e%idence indicates that rotein inta1e is not aublic health concern for adults and children o%er . years of age#

Sugars: No daily reference %alue has been established for sugars because no

reco""endations ha%e been "ade for the total a"ount to eat in a day# ee in "ind! the

sugars listed on the Nutrition $acts label include naturally occurring sugars =li1e those infruit and "il1> as ,ell as those added to a food or drin1# Chec1 the ingredient list for

secifics on added sugars#

Ta1e a loo1 at the Nutrition $acts label for the t,o yogurt e)a"les# The lain yogurt onthe left has &g of sugars! ,hile the fruit yogurt on the right has ..g of sugars in oneser%ing#

No, loo1 belo, at the ingredient lists for the t,o yogurts# Ingredients are listed in

descending order of ,eight =fro" "ost to least># Note that no added sugars or s,eeteners

are in the list of ingredients for the lain yogurt! yet &g of sugars ,ere listed on the

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Nutrition $acts label# This is because there are no added sugars in lain yogurt! only

naturally occurring sugars =lactose in the "il1>#

Plain 7ogurt8 contains no added sugars

Fruit 7ogurt8 contains added sugars

If you are concerned about your inta1e of sugars! "a1e sure that added sugars are not

listed as one of the first fe, ingredients# Other na"es for added sugars include: corn

syru! high8fructose corn syru! fruit Duice concentrate! "altose! de)trose! sucrose! honey!and "ale syru#

To limit nutrients that hae no 13% li'e transfat and sugars% com&are the labels of

similar &roducts and choose the food !ith the lo!est amount(

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4om&arison E0am&le

@elo, are t,o 1inds of "il18 one is 0educed $at! the other is Nonfat "il1#

Each ser%ing si?e is one cu# Jhich has "ore calories and "ore saturated fat4Jhich one has "ore calciu"4

Answ er

5EU4E FAT ?IL@

21 ?il'fat

NONFAT ?IL@

ns,er: s you can see! they both ha%e the sa"e a"ount of

calciu"! but the nonfat "il1 has no saturated fat and has .

calories less er ser%ing than the reduced fat "il1#

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Nutritional Information for :urger @ing 5estaurants

Ha%e you e%er eaten at a @urger ing restaurant4 Loo1 at the follo,ing nutritional chart and

ans,er the 2uestions belo,# Then discuss your ans,ers ,ith a artner#

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Ho, "any calories does a Jhoer ,ith Cheese ha%e4 Ho, "any calories are fro" fat4

*# Jhich sand,ich has the "ost fat calories4

+# Co"are the cholesterol bet,een a double ha"burger and a bacon double cheeseburger4Jhat ele"ents increase the cholesterol4 Jhat is cholesterol4 Is it good or bad for you4

.# Jhich sand,ich has the "ost rotein4 Jhy is rotein good for you4

/# Jhat is sodiu"4 Jhich of the fire8grilled burgers has the "ost sodiu"4 Jhy4

7# Ho, often do you and your fa"ily go to @urger ing or Mc'onalds4 Jhat is the fat content

of the sand,ich you usually eat4

# Jhat does 3Lo, Carb5 "ean4 Ho, is this sand,ich ser%ed4 Jhy do eole ,ant to lo,er

their carbohydrates in their diet4

# Jhat can you do to lo,er your fat inta1e ,hen you eat at @urger ing4

0ead the follo,ing about eating strategies and

ans,er the 2uestions

Jhat are the best

choices to eat if you

,ant to follo, a

lo,8fat diet4

*# Ho, "any "eals

are less than .

calories4

+# Jhich ite"s listed

are less than .

calories4

.# Ho, are the lo,carb sand,iches

ser%ed4

/# Lea%ing out ,hichingredient "a1es the

salads lo, in fat4

7# JhatBs your eating

strategy4

Extra: Ho, "uch fat

should be included in

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your diet4 Jhat

ercentage of your

calories should be fat

calories4

Source: Nutritional Infor"ation a"hlet fro" @urger ing# Jebsite: ,,,#b1#co"

This acti%ity sheet de%eloed by Indian 0i%er Co""unity College as art of an EL Ci%ics -rant

WEBTIVITY

Part 1

Website: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html

Activity 1: Read the article. Then, identify the parts of the food label

on the net page of this wor!sheet. "se the same label to answer the

following #$estions.

1. What is the serving si%e, or each portion, listed on this label&''''''''''''

(. )ow many calories are listed for each serving of macaroni andcheese&

Total calories '''''''''''' Total calories from fat''''''''''''

*. What n$trients might yo$ need to limit&

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Standard: Health and Nutrition

Topic: Food Labels

Leels: Hi!h Inter"ediate #L$P E%&danced #L$P F%

Topic:

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+. What n$trients do yo$ want to ma!e s$re yo$ get eno$gh of&

. When yo$ eat 1/( c$p of this prod$ct, how many grams -g of

protein are yo$eating& ''''''''''''''''' What abo$t ( c$ps&

''''''''''''''''''

. The % Daily Value based on a diet of ''''''''''''''''''''''

calories&

0. f yo$ need more than (,222 calories a day, will yo$r 3aily 4al$es

be higher or lower than the n$mbers on the label& HI'HE(L)WE(

5. n the footnote, which ( n$trients will stay the same and not

increase with the n$mber of calories.'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

6. Which two vitamins are re#$ired to be listed on labels& ''''''

''''''

12. Which two minerals are re#$ired to be listed on labels& ''''''

''''''

Activity (: dentify the parts of the 7ood 8abel.

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C$SN(Office of Nutritional Products! Labeling! and 'ietary Sule"ents

Ganuary &7! *.6 9dated March +! *.6 9dated Ganuary &! *7

Trans$at No, Listed Jith Saturated $at and Cholesterol on the Nutrition

$acts Label

This docu"ent also a%ailable inSanish'isclai"er

Trans $at Co"ing to a Label Near You Jhat is Trans $at4

re ll $ats the Sa"e4

Jhat Can I 'o bout Saturated $at! Trans $at! and Cholesterol4

Jhere Can I $ind Trans $at on the $ood Label4

Jhy 'o So"e Products Not 'eclare Trans $at on Their Labels4

Ho, 'o Your Choices Stac1 94

Ho, Can I 9se the Label to Ma1e Heart8Healthy $ood Choices4

'o 'ietary Sule"ents Contain Trans $at4

Practical Tis for Consu"ers

Need More Infor"ation4

TransFat Coming to a "a#el Near -ou.

The $ood and 'rug d"inistration =$'> no, re2uires food "anufacturers to list trans

fat =i#e#! transfatty acids> on Nutrition $acts and so"e Sule"ent $acts anels#Scientific e%idence sho,s that consu"tion of saturated fat! transfat! and dietary

cholesterol raises lo,8density liorotein =L'L or bad> cholesterol le%els that increase

the ris1 of coronary heart disease =CH'># ccording to the National Heart! Lung! and@lood Institute of the National Institutes of Health! o%er &*#/ "illion "ericans suffer

fro" CH'! and "ore than /! die each year# This "a1es CH' one of the leading

causes of death in the 9nited States today#

$' has re2uired that saturated fat and dietary cholesterol be listed on the food labelsince &+# @y adding transfat on the Nutrition $acts anel =re2uired by Ganuary &!

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*7>! consu"ers no, 1no, for the first ti"e ho, "uch of all three 88 saturated fat!

transfat! and cholesterol 88 are in the foods they choose# Identifying saturated fat! trans

fat! and cholesterol on the food label gi%es consu"ers infor"ation to "a1e heart8healthyfood choices that hel the" reduce their ris1 of CH'# This re%ised label! ,hich includes

infor"ation on transfat as ,ell as saturated fat and cholesterol! ,ill be of articular

interest to eole concerned about high blood cholesterol and heart disease# Ho,e%er! all"ericans should be a,are of the ris1 osed by consu"ing too "uch saturated fat! trans

fat! and cholesterol# @ut ,hat is transfat! and ho, can you li"it the a"ount of this fat in

your diet4

hat is TransFat?

here !ill I find transfat+

! ,ho ha%e the highest energy needs er unit of body ,eight of any

age grou#

Saturated and transfats raise L'L =or bad> cholesterol le%els in the blood! thereby

increasing the ris1 of heart disease# 'ietary cholesterol also contributes to heart disease#

9nsaturated fats! such as "onounsaturated and olyunsaturated! do not raise L'L

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cholesterol and are beneficial ,hen consu"ed in "oderation# Therefore! it is ad%isable to

choose foods lo, in saturated fat! transfat! and cholesterol as art of a healthful diet#

hat Can 0 %o /#out Saturated Fat, TransFat, and Cholesterol?

Jhen co"aring foods! loo1 at the Nutrition $acts anel! and choose the food ,ith thelo,er a"ounts of saturated fat! transfat! and cholesterol# Health e)erts reco""end that

you 1ee your inta1e of these nutrients as lo, as ossible ,hile consu"ing a nutritionally

ade2uate diet# Ho,e%er! these e)erts recogni?e that eli"inating these three co"onentsentirely fro" your diet is not ractical because they are una%oidable in ordinary diets#

here Can 0 Find TransFat on the Food "a#el?

Ta1e a loo1 at theNutrition $acts anelat the to of this age# Consu"ers can find trans

fat listed on the Nutrition $acts anel directly under the line for saturated fat#

h& %o Some $roducts Not %eclare TransFat 1n Their "a#els?

There "ay be t,o reasons ,hy you are not seeing transfat on a roducts label#

$irst! roducts entering interstate co""erce on or after Ganuary &! *7 "ust be labeled

,ith transfat# s this is haening! $' reali?es that it ,ill ta1e so"e ti"e for food

roducts to "o%e through the distribution chain to a store shelf# Thus! it "ay ta1e a fe,"onths for roducts that are listing transfat on their label to sho, u on a store shelf#

Ho,e%er! you ,ill see "any roducts ,ith transfat listed since co"anies ha%e already

begun to declare transfat on their roducts labels#

Second! $' has granted enforce"ent discretion to so"e fir"s to use old label stoc1 thatdo not declare transfat after the effecti%e date of Ganuary &! *7# In these cases! food

fir"s follo,ed the re2uired rocess described in $'s -uidance for Industry and $':

0e2uesting an E)tension to 9se E)isting Label Stoc1 after the Trans$at LabelingEffecti%e 'ate of Ganuary &! *7 =0e%ised># $or each re2uest! $' is considering

,hether the declared label %alue for transfat is #/ g or less er ser%ing# This infor"ation

is i"ortant because lo,er a"ounts of transfat ,ould ha%e less i"act on ublic healththan higher a"ounts of transfat# Thus! transfat infor"ation in the Nutrition $acts anel

,ill be "issing on so"e roducts =that contain lo,er a"ounts of transfat> throughout the

ne)t year#

If transfat is not declared on the label and you are curious about the transfat content of aroduct! contact the "anufacturer listed on the label#

How %o -our Choices Stac2 +?

Jith the addition of transfat to the Nutrition $acts anel! you can re%ie, your food

choices and see ho, they stac1 u# The follo,ing labels illustrate total fat! saturated fat!

transfat! and cholesterol content er ser%ing for selected food roducts#

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'ont assu"e si"ilar roducts are the sa"e# @e sure to chec1 the Nutrition $acts anel

=N$P> ,hen co"aring roducts because e%en si"ilar foods can %ary in calories!

ingredients! nutrients! and the si?e and nu"ber of ser%ings in the ac1age# Jhen buyingthe sa"e brand roduct! also chec1 the N$P fre2uently because ingredients can change at

any ti"e and any change could affect the N$P infor"ation#

Loo1 at the highlighted ite"s on the sa"le labels belo,# Co"bine the gra"s =g> of

saturated fat and transfat and loo1 for the lo,est co"bined a"ount# lso! loo1 for thelo,est ercent => 'aily


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Saturated $at : & g

V Trans$at : gCo"bined "t#: & g

Saturated $at : & g

V Trans$at : /g

Co"bined "t#: *#/g

Saturated $at : +#/g

V Trans$at : .#/g

Co"bined "t#: g

Cholesterol: '< Cholesterol: '< Cholesterol: + '

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