Reading food labels

Worksheet: Reading food labels

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Answer the questions.

1. Which unit is most often used on food labels to show the energy in food?
   a) Kilocalories (kcal)b) Kilograms (kg)c) Kilometres (km)d) Kilowatts (kW)
2. A snack has 200 kcal per 100 g. How many kcal are in a 50 g portion?
   a) 100 kcalb) 150 kcalc) 400 kcald) 50 kcal
3. Energy values on a label tell you how much energy your body can get from the food.
   a) Trueb) False
4. Eating a lot of which nutrient is most linked to tooth decay?
   a) Calciumb) Fibrec) Sugard) Water
5. Salt on a label is often listed because too much of it can raise what?
   a) Blood pressureb) Body heightc) Eyesightd) Hair growth
6. A label says 100 g of cereal has 20 g of sugar. What percentage of the cereal is sugar?
7. On a traffic-light label, which colour means the food is high in that nutrient?
   a) Blueb) Greenc) Redd) White
8. A food has a green light for fat. What does this tell you?
   a) It contains no nutrientsb) It has no energyc) It is high in fatd) It is low in fat
9. A traffic-light label means a food with any red light must never be eaten.
   a) Trueb) False
10. Which traffic-light colour sits between green and red?
11. In an ingredients list, the first item is the ingredient with which amount?
    a) An equal amountb) The greatest amountc) The healthiest amountd) The smallest amount
12. A jam's ingredients start with fruit, then sugar. What does this order show?
    a) Equal amounts of bothb) More fruit than sugarc) More sugar than fruitd) The sugar is healthier
13. Which date tells you the food is no longer safe to eat after it has passed?
    a) Best beforeb) Display untilc) Made ond) Use by
14. Food past its best before date is always dangerous to eat straight away.
    a) Trueb) False
15. Which date label is about food quality rather than safety?
16. Fresh raw chicken would most likely carry which kind of date?
    a) Best beforeb) Cooked onc) Made ond) Use by