Grade 7General knowledgequiz16 questions

Reading food labels

Grade 7: calories and energy, sugar, salt and fat, traffic-light labels, ingredients listed by amount, best before and use by.

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Questions

  1. Which unit is most often used on food labels to show the energy in food?

    • Kilocalories (kcal)
    • Kilograms (kg)
    • Kilometres (km)
    • Kilowatts (kW)
    Show answerKilocalories (kcal)

  2. A snack has 200 kcal per 100 g. How many kcal are in a 50 g portion?

    • 100 kcal
    • 150 kcal
    • 400 kcal
    • 50 kcal
    Show answer100 kcal

  3. Energy values on a label tell you how much energy your body can get from the food. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. Eating a lot of which nutrient is most linked to tooth decay?

    • Calcium
    • Fibre
    • Sugar
    • Water
    Show answerSugar

  5. Salt on a label is often listed because too much of it can raise what?

    • Blood pressure
    • Body height
    • Eyesight
    • Hair growth
    Show answerBlood pressure

  6. A label says 100 g of cereal has 20 g of sugar. What percentage of the cereal is sugar? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer20%

  7. On a traffic-light label, which colour means the food is high in that nutrient?

    • Blue
    • Green
    • Red
    • White
    Show answerRed

  8. A food has a green light for fat. What does this tell you?

    • It contains no nutrients
    • It has no energy
    • It is high in fat
    • It is low in fat
    Show answerIt is low in fat

  9. A traffic-light label means a food with any red light must never be eaten. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  10. Which traffic-light colour sits between green and red? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerAmber (orange/yellow)

  11. In an ingredients list, the first item is the ingredient with which amount?

    • An equal amount
    • The greatest amount
    • The healthiest amount
    • The smallest amount
    Show answerThe greatest amount

  12. A jam's ingredients start with fruit, then sugar. What does this order show?

    • Equal amounts of both
    • More fruit than sugar
    • More sugar than fruit
    • The sugar is healthier
    Show answerMore fruit than sugar

  13. Which date tells you the food is no longer safe to eat after it has passed?

    • Best before
    • Display until
    • Made on
    • Use by
    Show answerUse by

  14. Food past its best before date is always dangerous to eat straight away. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  15. Which date label is about food quality rather than safety? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerBest before

  16. Fresh raw chicken would most likely carry which kind of date?

    • Best before
    • Cooked on
    • Made on
    • Use by
    Show answerUse by

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