1. Indep. #1 W23 - Analyzing Foods (CN FILE)
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FDNM 1007
Independent Assignment #1 – Analyzing Nutrients in Foods (10%)
Overview
This exercise offers tools to help you learn how to use the Nutrient Data File and understand about nutrient-dense foods. Canadian Nutrient File
https://food-nutrition.canada.ca/cnf-fce/index-eng.jsp
Using Food Composition Tables
Using data from the database,
look up the nutrient values
and fill in the appropriate blanks to help you answer the questions (make sure you read the food descriptions carefully and choose the exact
entries indicated and amounts
).
How to use the Nutrient File:
1.
Search Criteria
, choose Food Name
. Click Food Search
.
2.
Click on the Food Code
that matches.
3.
Check off the unit of measure that matches. AND unclick
the 100 g
that is automatically checked off at the top.
4.
Click Generate nutrient profile
.
5.
Scroll down to the desired nutrient you are looking for. Potassium will be before Vitamin C.
6.
Look to the columns to the right to see your values.
7.
Click on New search
at top of the page to change to a new food.
NOTE: Ensure the correct measure of food (e.g. 1/2 cup) as well as the correct mg or other units of measure.
NOTE: Assignment has 2 pages to fill in and submit. Save MS Word file to desktop and type in the answers. Delete this Overview page.
Do #1 and #2 answers on the first page and leave #2 (to start) and #3 both on the second page
. Thank you!
FDNM 1007
Name(s): Independent Assignment #1 Mark: ______ /10
Analyzing Foods Nutritional Value (10%)
W23
Mark deducted for each incorrect answer.
Please keep all of Q.1 on page 1 and Q.2 on page 2. Fill into the spaces given. (Click in the space, is already centred.) Should be only 2 pages to send. Delete BLUE instructions.
SEND with Subject: Tues. Assign. #1 (need to see day first).
1.
People often name oranges as a good source of Vitamin C
and bananas as a good source of potassium
. Let’s see which ones have the most! FOOD Vitamin C
(mg/
250 mL
)
Potassium
(mg/
250 mL
)
orange, raw (Florida, sections)
88.0
330
kiwi fruit, raw (slices) 176.3
593
strawberry, raw (slices) 103.1
268
pepper, sweet, red, raw (slices)
124.1
205
banana, raw (slices)
13.8
567
a.
Which fruit has the highest Vitamin C
per 250 mL
of fruit?
Answer: kiwi
b.
Which fruit has the highest potassium
per 250 mL
of fruit?
Answer: kiwi
FDNM 1007
2. How do the Vitamin C and potassium values in oranges
compare to the DRI for these nutrients? Calculate the % DRI oranges have.
Fill in the blanks in the table below as follows:
Type in the Vitamin C and potassium values for oranges from the previous page
into space under DRI. Don’t put anything where XXXXX are.
DRIs - based on 19- to 30 -year-old males
(from inside cover of textbook)
Calculate the % of the DRI (Daily Reference Intake) the food has (to 1 decimal place). Place in empty space under % of DRI.
Nutrient:
DRI (RDA or AI)
% of DRI
Vitamin C
-------------
-------------
a.
Vitamin C in oranges (250 mL) 88.0
XXXXX
b.
RDA
for Vitamin C 90 mg
XXXXX
(a/b x100) % of RDA in oranges XXXXX
97.78%
Potassium
-------------
-------------
a.
Potassium in oranges (250 mL) 330
XXXXX
b.
AI
for potassium 3,400 mg
XXXXX
(a/b x100) % of AI in oranges
XXXXX
9.71%
3.
Which food has the highest fibre
, or highest Potassium
(K)? Note: Pay attention to the amount.
FOOD
SPECIFICS
FIBRE g
POTASSIUM mg
1 bran muffin
wheat bran with raisins, homemade
0.4
365
1/2 avocado raw, California (half fruit)
4.6
345
brown rice (125 mL)
long-grain, cooked
1.5
44
beans, black (125 mL)
Mature seeds, boiled, salted
7.9
323
1 medium potato
Russet, baked flesh, skin
4
952
a.
Which food supplies the highest
amount of fibre? Answer: black beans
b.
Which food supplies the highest
amount of potassium?
Answer: 1 medium potatoes
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