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How much do you know about the GDA label?

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1. What are GDAs and what do they stand for?

	Good Dietary Advice – the minimum amount of certain nutrients to have a healthy diet			Guideline Daily Amount - a guide to the amount of energy and nutrients in a portion of a food or beverage

	General Dietary Allowance – a series of targets to reach every day in order to have a healthy diet			Guideline Diet Allowance - the exact amount of certain key nutrients that make up a healthy diet

2. True or False: GDAs are provided in addition to nutrition labelling per 100g/ml?

True

False

3. GDAs were first developed in…?

	2008			1998

	1988			1978

4. Which of the following sets of nutrients reflect those used in the CIAA GDA scheme?

	Energy, Selenium, Enzymes, Starch, Glycogen			Iron, Fat, Saturates, Protein, Vitamin A

	Calories, Sugars, Fat, Saturates, Sodium			Calories, Magnesium, Saturates, Folic Acid, Sodium

5. According to the CIAA GDA Scheme, which GDA icon is usually found on the front of pack label?

	Protein			Carbohydrate

	Vitamin C			Calories/Energy

6. The recommended reference value for Energy at 2000 Kcal intake is based on?

	A moderately active woman			A male athlete

	A 25 year old parliamentary assistant			An office worker without daily physical activity

7. Which organisation has scientifically assessed and endorsed the following CIAA reference values for GDAs?

World Health Organisation (WHO)
European Commission
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
European Parliament

8. What information does this GDA icon give you?

The amount of calories in 100g of the product
The amount of calories in one portion and
the percentage of your overall GDA
The guideline daily amount of calories is 139
That 7% of the product is calories

9. Which of these portions best reflects a typical single serving of margarine?

10g

100g