Nutrition Label

2. breaks down the amount of calories, carbs, fat, fiber, protein, and vitamins per serving of the food, making it easier to compare the nutrition of similar products.
4. a unit of energy that originated from the caloric theory of heat.
6. a mineral found in many foods. Your body needs it for normal muscle and nerve functions.
8. the amount of food customarily consumed (i.e., typically eaten) in one sitting for that food.
9. are sugar molecules, and along with proteins and fats are one of three main nutrients found in foods and drinks.

1. a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body. Your body needs it to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods.
3. nutrients in food that the body uses to build cell membranes, nerve tissue (including the brain), and hormones. The body also uses it as fuel.
5. a substance added to food to enhance its flavor or appearance or to preserve it.
7. lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.