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Appendix E: Evaluation of Nutrient Content of Selected Example Foods
Appendix E: Evaluation of Nutrient Content of Selected Example Foods
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This appendix provides relevant nutrition information for a convenience sample of 95 products 1 used by the committee to assess strengths and limitations of and regulatory issues associated with nutritional criteria for an FOP symbol system based on current regulations for nutrition and ingredient labeling and nutrient content and health claims. Table E-1 provides nutrition and ingredient information obtained from the Nutrition Facts panel (NFP)
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,5 and • was not categorized as a Sugars, Sweets, or Beverage.6 Qualifying Criteria: A product qualified for a: • saturated and trans fats FOP point if it was "low" in saturated fat (i.e., it contained ≤1 g per RACC and ≤15% of calories) 7 and contained < 0.5 g per LS or ≥0.5 g per LS product but no partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (PHVO)
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TABLE E-1 Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed and Nutrient Content of Select Individual Example Foods in Amount per Labeled Serving Total Added Energy SFA TFA Sodium Sugars Sugar Product Category RACC Labeled Serving kcal g g mg g yes/no Bakery Products Soup crackers 15 g 35 crackers 15 g 70 1 0 170 0 no Graham crackers 30 g 8 pieces 31 g 170 1 0 180 8 yes Animal crackers 30 g 13 pieces 30 g 120 0 0 75 8 yes Sugar cookies 30 g 4 cookies 40 g 130 1 1.5 115 12 yes Chocolate chip cookies 30 g 1 package 42 g 210 3 3 140 13 yes Snack crackers 30 g 9 crackers 32 g 150 2 3 230 2 no Oat and peanut butter bar 40 g 1 bar 40 g 150 2 0 105 9 yes Toaster pastry 40 g 1 pastry 52 g 210 2 0 240 17 yes Bread, 100% whole-wheat 50 g 1 slice 43 g 100 0 0 170 4 yes Beverages (non-dairy and non-100% juice) Cola soft drink, diet 240 mL 12 fl oz 355 mL 0 0 0 35 0 no Cola soft drink 240 mL 12 fl oz 355 mL 140 0 0 50 39 yes Lemon-lime soft drink 240 mL 12 fl oz 355 mL 140 0 0 65 38 yes Sweetened tea 240 mL 8 fl oz 240 mL 50 0 0 110 14 yes Lemon-lime sport drink 240 mL 8 fl oz 240 mL 90 0 0 20 24 yes Breakfast Cereals yes Toasted oats 30 g 1 cup 28 g 100 0 0 160 1 yes Crisped corn 30 g 1 cup 31 g 120 0 0 240 3 yes Crisped rice 30 g 1.25 cup 33 g 130 0 0 190 4 yes Sweetened toasted oats 30 g 1 cup 28 g 110 0 0 160 9 yes Sweetened cereal 1 30 g 1 cup 29 g 110 0.5 0 135 12 yes Sweetened cereal 2 30 g 0.75 cup 28 g 110 0 0 160 12 yes Oatmeal, old fashioned 40 g 0.5 cup 40 g 150 0 0 0 1 no Oatmeal, instant plain 40 g 1 package 25 g 100 0 0 75 0 no Oatmeal, instant with fruit, nuts 55 g 1 package 37 g 140 0 0 190 11 yes Shredded wheat 55 g 1 cup 49 g 170 0 0 0 0 no Bran flakes with raisins 55 g 1 cup 59 g 190 0 0 250 17 yes Dairy Products Milk, 1% fat 240 mL 1 cup 240 mL 110 1.5 0 130 12 no Chocolate milk, 1% fat 240 mL 1 cup 240 mL 158 1.5 0 152 25 yes Yogurt, plain nonfat 225 g 1 cup 227 g 130 0 0 190 18 no Yogurt, sweetened 1, fat free, LCS 225 g 1 container 170 g 100 0 0 85 14 yes Yogurt, sweetened 2, fat free 225 g 1 cup 225 g 180 0 0 150 33 yes Yogurt, sweetened 3, low fat 225 g 2.25 oz 64 g 70 0 0 30 10 yes Yogurt, sweetened 4, low fat 225 g 4 oz 113 g 100 1 0 70 16 yes Yogurt, sweetened 5, low fat 225 g 1 container 113 g 100 1.5 0 75 13 yes continued 149
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TABLE E-1 Continued 150 Total Added Energy SFA TFA Sodium Sugars Sugar Product Category RACC Labeled Serving kcal g g mg g yes/no Parmesan cheese 5g 2 tsp 5g 20 1 0 85 0 no Mozzarella, part skim 30 g 1 oz 28 g 72 3 0 175 0 no Cheddar, reduced fat 30 g 1 oz 28 g 80 3.5 0 206 0 no Cheddar cheese, 2% fat milk 30 g 1 oz 30 g 90 4 0 260 0 no Cheddar cheese 30 g 1 oz 28 g 110 5 0 180 0 no Ricotta, part skim 55 g 0.25 cup 62 g 100 4 0 60 3 no Desserts Ice cream, vanilla regular 0.5 cup 0.5 cup 66 g 140 4.5 0 45 12 yes Ice cream, vanilla light 0.5 cup 0.5 cup 66 g 100 2 0 45 11 yes Ice cream, vanilla fat free 0.5 cup 0.5 cup 66 g 90 1 0 55 14 yes Ice cream, vanilla no sugar added 0.5 cup 0.5 cup 66 g 90 2.5 0 45 4 no Eggs Egg, large 50 g 1 egg 50 g 70 1.5 0 65 0 no Fats and Oils Canola oil 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 14 g 120 1 0 0 0 no Corn oil 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 14 g 120 2 0 0 0 no Peanut oil 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 14 g 120 2.5 0 0 0 no Soybean oil 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 14 g 120 2 0 0 0 no Olive oil 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 15 mL 120 2 0 0 0 no Margarine, soft 1 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 14 g 70 2 0 100 0 no Margarine, soft 2 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 14 g 80 2.5 0 90 0 no Margarine, soft 3 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 14 g 80 1.5 0 85 0 no Margarine, stick 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 14 g 100 2.5 2.5 105 0 no Butter, sweet unsalted 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 14 g 100 7 0 0 0 no Mayonnaise 15 g 1 tbsp 13 g 90 1.5 0 70 0 no Salad dressing, regular 1 30 g 2 tbsp 30 g 140 2.5 0 260 1 yes Salad dressing, regular 2 30 g 2 tbsp 30 g 130 2 0 370 2 yes Salad dressing, light 1 30 g 2 tbsp 31 g 80 1 0 290 2 yes Salad dressing, light 2 30 g 2 tbsp 32 g 80 1 0 290 2 yes Fish, Shellfish, Game Meats (Poultry) Tuna fish, canned solid in water 55 g ~0.25 cup 55 g 70 0.5 0 190 0 no Salmon, canned 55 g 0.25 cup 60 g 110 1.5 0 270 0 no Salmon steaks, raw 110 g 3.5 oz 99 g 142 1 0 45 0 no Salmon fillets, raw 110 g 3 oz 85 g 180 2.5 0 50 0 no Salmon fillets, frozen raw 110 g 4 oz 114 g 190 1.5 0 55 0 no Chicken breasts, boneless skinless 114 g 4 oz 114 g 120 0 0 80 0 no Chicken thighs, boneless skinless 114 g 4 oz 114 g 240 5 0 90 0 no
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0.5 cup 120 mL 90 0 0 410 10 yes Sugars and Sweets Apricot preserves 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 20 g 50 0 0 10 10 yes Chocolate-peanut candy 40 g 1 piece 21 g 110 2.5 0 75 11 yes Vegetables including Juices Tomatoes, canned 130 g 0.5 cup 121 g 25 0 0 220 3 no Stewed tomatoes, canned 130 g 0.5 cup 126 g 35 0 0 460 7 yes Mixed vegetable juice 240 mL 1 can 5.5 oz 30 0 0 330 6 no Mixed vegetable juice, low sodium 240 mL 1 can 5.5 oz 30 0 0 80 6 yes Tomato juice 240 mL 8 fl oz 240 mL 50 0 0 680 7 no Tomato juice, low sodium 240 mL 8 fl oz 240 mL 50 0 0 140 7 no ABBREVIATIONS: LCS = low calorie sweetener, RACC = reference amounts customarily consumed, SFA = saturated fat, TFA = trans fat. NOTES: • ach product listed in the table is only one example of its type and may not be representative of others in the category.
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TABLE E-2 Front-of-Package Points for Examples of Individual Foods Evaluated Against Potential Eligibility and Qualifying Criteria 152 SFA/ Added FOP Product TFA Sodium sugars Points Comments Bakery products ü ü ü Bread, 100% whole-wheat 3 ü ü Animal crackers 2 ü ü Graham crackers 2 ü ü Snack crackers 2 ü Oat and peanut butter bar 1 ü Sugar cookies 1 ü Chocolate chip cookies 1 ü Toaster pastry 1 Soup crackers (ü )
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ü ü Yogurt, sweetened 4, low fat 2 ü Yogurt, sweetened 5, low fat 1 Desserts Ice cream, vanilla regular (ü ) 0 Exceeds SFA disclosure ü Ice cream, vanilla light 1 ü ü Ice cream, vanilla fat free 2 ü ü Ice cream, vanilla no sugar added 2 Eggs ü ü Egg, large 2 Fats and oils ü ü ü Canola oil 3 ü ü ü Corn oil 3 Olive oil (ü )
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(ü ) 0 Exceeds sodium disclosure ü ü ü Tomato juice, low sodium 3 ü ü ü Tomatoes, canned 3 ü ü ü Stewed tomatoes, canned 3 ABBREVIATIONS: LCS = low calorie sweetener, LS = labeled serving, SFA = saturated fat, TFA = trans fat.
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A product qualified for a: s • aturated and trans fats FOP point if it was "low" in saturated fat (i.e., it contained ≤1 g per RACC and ≤15% of calories)
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• Products were not evaluated for eligibility against the disclosure level for saturated fat (>4 g per RACC and LS)
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