Monday, 26 September 2011

Food Label - Vanilla Coke

What is your food product? 
Vanilla Coca-Cola



1. What is the serving size?
240 mL


2. How many servings per container?
2.5



3. How many calories per serving?
100 kcal



4. How many calories are from fat?
0 kcal



5. What percentage of each serving’s calories comes from fat?(Do the math yourself.)
0%



6. What is the total fat percentage of your food?
0%



Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
Very low, there is none at all



7. What is the saturated fat percentage in your food?
0%



Is this content Low/High?
Very low, there is none at all



8. How much of your diet should come from saturated fats?
Less than 20 grams.



9. What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?
Saturated fat has low density cholesterol and unsaturated fat is high density cholesterol. Saturated fat is the worse kind of fat whereas unsaturated is the better kind.



10. What is the percentage cholesterol in your food?
0%



Is that Low/Moderate/High
It's really low, there is no cholesterol in coke.



11. How much sodium is in your food?

25 mg


Is this content Low/Moderate/High?25 mg is really low as well, it's counted as 1% of my daily value


12. What is the carbohydrate content of your food?28g


Is this content Low/Moderate/High?28g of carbohydrate is 9% of what my daily value should be. Since my food product is coke, just a complementary drink, this is pretty high up. 


13.What is the sugar content of your food?
28g


Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
This is pretty high for a simple drink, it's counted as 9% of my daily value.

14. Why are sugars not good for you?
They raise your insulin levels, they are stored as fat cells over a period of time. They also have loads of calories.


15. How much fiber is in your food?

0g


16.Why is fiber good for you?It really helps your digestive system by keeping it running, and helps you go to the toilet. 

17. How much protein is in your food?

0g


Is this content Low/Moderate/High?This is very low, and since my diet already has a low intake of protein, this is not good for me.


18. What is the Vitamin A , Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron content of your food?
Vit. A
0g
Vit. C
0g
Calcium
0g
Iron
0g
Are these amounts adequate?
These amounts are not adequate because my diet has these contents in my lowest section, I need more in my diet and coke is not helping me obtain them. 


19. Overall, what would you say is the nutritional value of your food? Is it good for you? Why or why not?

Coke is definitely not the healthiest thing to drink on this planet, barely any food groups are obtained when drinking a can, except for carbohydrates, all coming from sugars. This carbohydrate intake is 10% of what the daily value is, and since my normal daily intake of carbohydrates is 54%, it's already way to high. The nutritional value of coke is no where near healthy. 





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