What is your food product?
Twisties
1. What is the serving size? 1 oz (28g)
2. How many servings per container? 8 servings
3. How many calories per serving? 158 calories
4. How many calories are from fat? 91 calories
5. What percentage of each serving’s calories comes from fat? 57%
(Do the math yourself.)
6. What is the total fat percentage of your food? 16%
Is this content Low/Moderate/High? Moderate~High
7. What is the saturated fat percentage in your food? 8%
Is this content Low/High? High
8. How much of your diet should come from saturated fats?
- According to, The American Heart Association recommends limiting the amount of saturated fats you eat to less than 7 percent of total daily calories
9. What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?
- Saturated fat is mainly from animal products, and contain Low Density Cholesterol-the type that clogs the veins.
- Unsaturated fat is mainly from plants and oils, and contain High Density Cholesterol-the type that doesn't clog the veins.
10. What is the percentage cholesterol in your food? 0%
Is that Low/Moderate/High Low
11. How much sodium is in your food? 254.02mg
Is this content Low/Moderate/High? Moderate
12. What is the carbohydrate content of your food? 15.34g
Is this content Low/Moderate/High? It is high, as it represents 5% of daily required amount
13.What is the sugar content of your food? 0.78%
Is this content Low/Moderate/High? High
14. Why are sugars not good for you? Because the body will convert additional sugars into fat.
15. How much fiber is in your food? 0.62g
16.Why is fiber good for you?
- Because it is required in digestion
17. How much protein is in your food? 1.63g
Is this content Low/Moderate/High? Low
18. What is the Vitamin A , Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron content of your food?
Vit. A - 0%
Vit. C - 0%
Calcium - 2%
Iron - 2%
Are these amounts adequate?
- No, they represent only a small amount of the recommended daily requirement.
19. Overall, what would you say is the nutritional value of your food? Is it good for you? Why or why not?
- Althogh it can be taken as a source of energy, the fat content is high and it contains 1.13mg which is indicated as 0% of Daily Value. In other words, basically cholesterol is not good for health. The reason for the food containing cholesterol is because it contains 1.56g of saturated fat. Moreover, this product doesn't contain any useful vitamins such as Vitamin A or C. Therefore, this product is not good as an overall source of nutrition.
Source:http://quitehealthy.com/nutrition-facts/corn/198021.html
