Food Marketing/Advertising

All ingredients on a food label are listed in:

• Descending order by weight (most to least)

• Alphabetical order

• Ascending order by weight (least to most)

• None of these are correct

Persuasive ads do not influence a person to buy a product

• True

• False

• Both of these are correct

• I Don't Know

A nutrient that has a %Daily Value of ______ or higher is considered a lot

• 18%

• 15%

• 10%

• 5%

Companies have been using giveaways, special contests AND prizes to influence consumers to buy their product.

• True

• False

Companies use kid-friendly animals or mascots to market them on TV, Magazines and food packaging.

• True

• False

This is the main color used by companies that is associated with being fresh, environmentally friendly, and organic.

• Red

• Yellow

• Green

• Blue

Vitamin A and Vitamin C have been replaced with ________ on the food label with this mineral:

• Calcium

• Sodium

• Potassium

• Sugar

When choosing a good food label you want the % Daily Value for the following nutrients to be 5% or LESS:

• Protein, Carbohydrates

• Sugar, Fat

• Protein and Fibre

• None of these are correct

Which item on the old Canadian food label did not have a % Daily Value listed?

• Protein

• Fat

• Sugar

• All of these are correct

This is an example of the new Canadian Food label.

• True

• False

• I Don't Know