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90 Nutrition Labels: How to Read Them - Calories, Macros, Serving Size, %DV Practice Questions (2026)

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  1. Question 1

    What is the first thing to check on a nutrition label?

  2. Question 2

    What does %DV mean on a nutrition label?

  3. Question 3

    What are the three main macronutrients?

  4. Question 4

    How many calories are in one gram of protein?

  5. Question 5

    How many calories are in one gram of carbohydrate?

  6. Question 6

    How many calories are in one gram of fat?

  7. Question 7

    What is saturated fat and how much should you eat?

  8. Question 8

    What is sodium and a healthy daily limit?

  9. Question 9

    What is cholesterol and does your body need it?

  10. Question 10

    What is fiber and its health benefit?

  11. Question 11

    What does added sugar on label mean?

  12. Question 12

    What is the difference between total sugar and added sugar?

  13. Question 13

    What is a vitamin and where are they listed?

  14. Question 14

    What is mineral and common examples?

  15. Question 15

    What does trans fat mean and should you eat it?

  16. How many did you know?

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  17. Question 16

    How do label claims like 'low fat' relate to full label?

  18. Question 17

    What does 'multigrain' mean on packaging?

  19. Question 18

    What is a whole grain and why is it better?

  20. Question 19

    How do you find serving size on label?

  21. Question 20

    What is servings per container and why it matters?

  22. Question 21

    What is an acceptable %DV for daily nutrients?

  23. Question 22

    How many calories should average person eat daily?

  24. Question 23

    What does 'enriched' on label mean?

  25. Question 24

    What are the ingredients listed after nutrition facts?

  26. Question 25

    What common allergens must be on label?

  27. Question 26

    What is GMO labeling and is it required?

  28. Question 27

    What is the difference between total and added sugars?

  29. Question 28

    Which fats are healthier to eat?

  30. Question 29

    What does 'natural' on label actually mean?

  31. Question 30

    What is organic certification mean?

  32. How many did you know?

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  33. Question 31

    How do you calculate daily calorie needs?

  34. Question 32

    What is a serving size really in practice?

  35. Question 33

    What is calorie density and why matters?

  36. Question 34

    What is a nutrient-dense food?

  37. Question 35

    What is net carbs versus total carbs?

  38. Question 36

    What is a High Fructose Corn Syrup?

  39. Question 37

    What are sugar alcohols and are they good?

  40. Question 38

    What are artificial sweeteners and safety?

  41. Question 39

    What is potassium and why is it important?

  42. Question 40

    What is calcium and who needs more?

  43. Question 41

    What is iron and why levels matter?

  44. Question 42

    What is Vitamin A and its role?

  45. Question 43

    What is Vitamin C and what it does?

  46. Question 44

    What is Vitamin D and deficiency effects?

  47. Question 45

    What are B vitamins collectively?

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  49. Question 46

    What is the Nutrition Facts Panel format?

  50. Question 47

    What changed in nutrition labels in 2016?

  51. Question 48

    What does 'light' or 'lite' on label mean?

  52. Question 49

    What does 'reduced' on label mean?

  53. Question 50

    What does 'fortified' on label mean?

  54. Question 51

    How do nutrient labels differ internationally?

  55. Question 52

    What role does fiber in blood sugar control?

  56. Question 53

    What is glycemic index of food?

  57. Question 54

    What is and does the ingredient list tell?

  58. Question 55

    How do you spot hidden sugars in foods?

  59. Question 56

    What are empty calories in foods?

  60. Question 57

    What is bioavailability of nutrients?

  61. Question 58

    What does 'no sugar added' really mean?

  62. Question 59

    What about sodium and blood pressure?

  63. Question 60

    What is cholesterol LDL versus HDL?

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  65. Question 61

    How do serving vs portion size differ?

  66. Question 62

    What percent daily value is low medium high?

  67. Question 63

    What does nutrition claim 'sugar-free' mean?

  68. Question 64

    What does nutrition claim 'fat-free' mean?

  69. Question 65

    What does claim 'calorie-free' mean?

  70. Question 66

    What does 'low sodium' claim mean?

  71. Question 67

    What does 'high' or 'excellent source' mean?

  72. Question 68

    What does 'good source' nutrient claim mean?

  73. Question 69

    What does trans free claim mean exactly?

  74. Question 70

    How to count macros from nutrition label?

  75. Question 71

    What nutrition facts to prioritize checking?

  76. Question 72

    What to look for when comparing two products?

  77. Question 73

    What does 'made with whole grains' mean?

  78. Question 74

    What do thesupplements need nutritional label?

  79. Question 75

    What are common serving size manipulations?

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  81. Question 76

    What is rounding rules on nutrition labels?

  82. Question 77

    What are reference daily intakes for standard?

  83. Question 78

    What does metric versus imperial serving mean?

  84. Question 79

    What is front-of-package labeling?

  85. Question 80

    What are common abbreviations on labels?

  86. Question 81

    What does 'chemical free' or 'all natural' mean?

  87. Question 82

    What is clean eating label reading?

  88. Question 83

    What to do if nutrition label is missing?

  89. Question 84

    What about expiration dates and labels?

  90. Question 85

    How accurate are nutrition labels really?

  91. Question 86

    What is meal planning using nutrition labels?

  92. Question 87

    What are free foods with no nutrition label?

  93. Question 88

    How to identify products high in nutrients you want?

  94. Question 89

    What common nutrition label mistakes people make?

  95. Question 90

    How to build label reading habit quickly?

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