What’s in a claim? With your grocery list in hand, you reach for crackers and notice a reduced-fat variety of your favorite brand. Using the two product labels below, compare the Nutrition Facts Panel and ingredients listing to address these questions:
1. Complete this table using the Nutrition facts panels for the original and reduced-fat cracker varieties shown below. ( Note: reduced-fat refers to a product’s nutrient content claim to contain at least 25% less fat than the original version).
2. What is the difference between the % daily value (DV) for total and saturated fat? How might calorie content make a difference when comparing DVs of two similar products?
3. Besides differences in total and saturated fat content, do you observe any other differences?
4. Review the ingredient list for each of these products. What are the differences in ingredients or the order of ingredients between the two products?
5. Which of these two products would you consider purchasing? Why?
6. Would you consider either of these crackers to be a food product that should be a regular choice or an occasional part of one’s diet? Explain.