SLC23-W3 | Nutrition labels

Hello friends! You all are welcome on this learning challenge; I wish you well.

Have you ever been interested in checking the labels or ingredients of the products you buy? Did you know their importance or did you know how to interpret them? Explain your answer

Yes, We check label to know the nutritional content, to be sure of the expiring date, To know about the other food substances that were added, to know if the food is produced according to standards, to know their health benefits, to know the raw material or natural food that was used to produce it and for quality control and assurance.

Share 2 images where we can see a processed product and an ultra-processed one and explain why you classify them that way.

The reason for this classification is based on the degree of processing of the food.
Processed foods are foods that are added some additives and other substances to improve on some of their qualities and characteristics,
WHILE Ultra-processed foods are products that have been changed from their natural state entirely by some given processing methods.

EXAMPLES OF PROCESSED FOOD

	processed foods

• Breakfast cereal
• Instant noodles
• Packaged snacks
• Canned vegetables.

EXAMPLES OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD

	Ultra processed food

• Ice cream
• Biscuits
• Carbonated drinks
• Fruit-flavoured yoghurt.

Share images of a HEALTHY product where its "ingredients and nutritional table" are clearly visible. And make a small analysis or interpretation of that information (ingredients and table).

INGREDIENTS

• Wheat flour
• Sugar
• Vegetable fat
• Invert syrup
• Salt
• Yeast
• Sodium bicarbonate
• Sodium metabisulphite
• Flavor
• Butter
• ALLERGEN; Contains gluten.

THE INTERPRETATION OF THE INGREDIENTS
The interpretation of these ingredients shows that the food products are made up of a flour base (wheat flour), a sweetener (sugar) to enhance the taste, Salt can act as a preservative and a sweetener, yeast is for rising of the flour, sodium bicarbonate is for prevention of stomach upset and heartburn, sodium metabisulphate is a preservative to extended shelf life, flavour enhances taste and aroma, butter helps to bind the ingredients together invert syrup is sweeting the product. Based on this label, the caution of allergy to gluten is good for consumers to know whether to consume the biscuits or not.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Energy ---425.44kcal
Sodium as salt --- 1.67g
Fat --- 9.32g
Carbohydrates ---7.69g
Protein. --- 9.7g

So, from the above nutritional information, the product has high energy value looking at the energy value, fat content and carbohydrate content.it is also substantially rich in protein.

Share images of an UNHEALTHY product where its "ingredients and nutritional table" are clearly visible. And make a small analysis or interpretation of that information (ingredients and table).

Soft drinks are unhealthy because they do not contain any natural ingredients or raw food material. They are mostly a mixture of artificial flavourings and preservatives with no nutritional value.

Make a "SNACK" with the "HEALTHY PRODUCT FROM TASK 3" and explain why it is a good option for you (SHOW INGREDIENTS, STEP BY STEP AND FINAL RESULT)

My Snack is Scotch egg using

Ingredients

Flour - 200g
Margarine - 20g
Sugar - 10g
Salt. - 5g
Egg. - 3 pieces
Water. - 100ml

Step 1
I cooked my egg, and after, l removed the shell.
Step 2
I made my pastry by mixing my dry ingredients (flour, sugar and salt)first inside a bowl,
Step3
Then, I added margarine and mixed it thoroughly, so I made a hole in the middle and put water and mixed up to get my pastry.
Step 4
So, I use the pastry and wrap the cooked egg then dip it in the biscuit scrums, and rub the raw egg to get my Scotch egg then I bake for 30 - 40minutes

	Final product

It is a good option because the product is rich nutritionally and contains some ingredients which are natural food substances.
So, it acts as a good additive to the snack produced.

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