U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements February 2002

Test Your Food Label Knowledge!

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Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 | Question 5

Question 1 Labels

Increasing fiber in your diet is very important to you.

Which of these muffins would you choose to maximize your fiber intake:

The oat bran muffins OR the honey wheat muffins?

Select the oat bran muffins.
Nutrition Facts label on a box of oat bran muffins listing percent Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet with the amount of fiber in one serving (one muffin) listed as 2g or 8% Daily Value.

Select the honey wheat muffins.
Nutrition Facts label on a box of honey wheat muffins listing percent Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet with the amount of fiber in one serving (one muffin) listed as 3g or 12% Daily Value.

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