Nutritional Food Labels
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. nutrition
A. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram (plural)
2. food
B. Food and nutrients the body needs to grow
3. label
C. Sweet white crystals added to food (plural)
4. ingredients
D. An animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver
5. vitamins
E. Any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism (plural)
6. calories
F. What we eat to get energy and grow
7. legislation
G. Law enacted by a ___ body
8. serving
H. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
9. fats
I. Greasy substance in food and body tissue (plural)
10. cholesterol
J. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (plural)
11. sodium
K. A proportion in relation to a whole
12. sugars
L. A newspaper that is published every day
13. percentage
M. Any of several elongated, threadlike cells
14. value
N. An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
15. daily
O. A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
16. protein
P. Nutrient in meat and beans that builds muscle
17. total
Q. A radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical
18. fiber
R. Food that is a component of a mixture in cooking (plural)
19. grams
S. The whole amount