Designing aHealthful Diet

Chapter 2 - Application

Calculate Micronutrients %DV

Calcium: The %DV for calcium listed on the label is 15%. If the RDI for calcium is 1000 mg, how much calcium (mg) does one serving of this food provide?

Calculate Micronutrients %DV

Calcium:15% = 0.150.15 x 1000 mg = 150 mg calcium

Calculate Micronutrients %DV

Iron: The %DV for iron listed on the label is 15%. If the RDI for calcium is 18 mg, how much iron (mg) does one serving of this food provide?

Calculate Micronutrients %DV

Iron:15% = 0.150.15 x 18 mg = 2.7 mg

If a 23 year old man requires 8 mg of iron/day, how much of his DRI does this provide for him?

Calculate Micronutrients %DV

Iron:(2.7 mg / 8 mg) x 100 =

33.8% of DRI for iron

Calculate Micronutrients %DV

Vitamin C: The %DV for vitamin C listed on the label is 40%. If the RDA for vitamin C is 75 mg for women, how much vitamin (mg) does one serving of this food provide?

Calculate Micronutrients %DV

Vitamin C:40% = 0.400.40 x 75 mg = 30 mg

Portion Distortion

Center for Science in the Public InterestNutrition Action Healthletter, Sept 2010

http://cspinet.org/nah/articles/supersized.html

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