Health and Wellness
3.3 Food Label Analysis
Instructions
For this assignment, you will choose 2 packaged food products that have Nutrition Facts Labels.
These should be two foods that are similar in nature. For example, you can compare two snack
items, two different types of canned food, or two different types of cereal. You will then need to
compare and contrast the information on the labels by answering the questions below. Review
the questions and provide your answers.
1. Provide answers to the questions in the chart.
Product 1
Product 2
What is the name of the product? (brand and product; for
example, Campbell's Select Chicken Rice Soup)
Kellogg’s Froot Loops
Kellogg’s Frosted
Flakes of Corn
How large is one serving?
1 ⅓ Cups (39g)
1 Cup (37g)
How many servings are in each container?
12
17
How many calories are in each serving?
150
130
How many total fat grams are in each serving?
1.5g
0g
Total fat is what % of Daily Values?
2%
0%
How many grams of saturated fat are in each serving
0.5g
0g
How many grams of carbohydrates are in each serving?
34g
33g
How many grams of fiber are in each serving?
2g
0g
How many grams of sugar are in each serving? ~ 2 points
12g
12g
How many milligrams of sodium are in each serving?
210mg
190mg
How many grams of protein are in each serving?
2g
2g
Please list the % Daily Values for vitamin C, vitamin A ,
iron and calcium.
Vitamin C-25%
Vitamin A-0%
Iron-25%
Calcium-0%
Vitamin C-0%
Vitamin A-0%
Iron-40%
Calcium-0%
What are the first 3 ingredients?
2. Insert your 2 Food labels here.
Corn flour blend, sugar,
and wheat flour.
Milled corn, sugar,
and malt flavor.
3. Write a reflection summarizing your analysis and comparisons of the 2 food labels. Some
questions to address:
 Which food has the highest fat content? Lowest?
 Which has the most carbohydrates? Least?
 How do the products compare in terms of sugars, sodium, protein and fiber
content?
 Are there any products that stand out as particularly high or low in certain
nutrients?
 “Which food is the healthier choice, and why?”
Froot Loops has the higher fat content, containing 1.5 grams of fat (2% DV) compared to Frosted
Flakes’ 0 grams (0% DV) of fat. Froot Loops also beats Frosted Flakes in carb count, with the
former having 34 grams of carbohydrates versus the latter’s 33 grams. The two cereals are equal
in sugar content (both having 12 grams of sugar) but Froot Loops has 20 more milligrams of
sodium than Frosted Flakes. Both cereals have equal amounts of protein but Froot Loops has
more fiber. Frosted Flakes has a very high iron content while having very low contents of
Vitamins A + C as well as calcium. Froot Loops has high contents of Vitamin C and Iron and
low contents of Vitamin A and Calcium. Overall, I think Froot Loops is the healthier cereal
option because it is more balanced, as it has a higher quantity of more nutrients than Frosted
Flakes.