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 Answer - Honey Wheat Muffins

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?

You're Right!!!

One honey wheat muffin has more fiber than one oat bran muffin!

Each oat bran muffin has
only 2g of fiber (8% of
the Daily Value).		 Each honey wheat muffin
has 3g of fiber (12% of
the Daily Value).
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. 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.

Note: To compare fiber, look at the Nutrition Facts panel and compare
the % Daily Value of Dietary Fiber on each package.

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