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The food labels given below give information about 2 types of soup: cream of tomato and sweet corn. Use these labels to answer the given questions. (All the servings are based on a 2000 calorie diet.)

Sweet Corn Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1 cup (240ml) About 2 serving per Container	Cream of Tomato Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1 cup (240ml) About 2 serving per Container
Amount Per Serving Calories 90 Calories from Fat 9	Amount Per Serving Calories 100 Calories from Fat 20
% Daily Value*	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g 2%	Total Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat-0g 0%	Saturated Fat- 1.5g 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%	Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Sodium 540mg 22%	Sodium 690 mg 29%
Total Carbohydrate 17g 6%	Total Carbohydrate 17g 6%
Dietary Fibre 3 gram 14%	Dietary Fibre 3 gram 18%
Sugar 5g	Sugar 11 g
Protein 3g	Protein 2g
Vitamin A 30% Vitamin C 10%	Vitamin A 20% Vitamin C 20%
Calcium 2% Iron 6%	Calcium 0% Iron 8%
*Per cent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.	*Per cent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

(a) Which can be measured more accurately : the total amount of fat in cream of tomato soup or the total amount of fat in sweetcorn soup? Explain
(b) One serving of cream of tomato soup contains 29% of the recommended daily value of sodium for a 2000 calorie diet. What is the recommended daily value of sodium in milligrams? Express the answer upto 2 decimal places
(c) Find the increase per cent of sugar consumed if cream of tomato soup is chosen over sweet corn soup
(d) Calculate ratio of calories from fat in sweet corn soup to the calories from fat in cream of tomato soup

Solution:

(a) The fat content in both Sweet Corn Soup and Cream of Tomato Soup can be measured equally accurately for both soups.

(b) The recommended daily of sodium for a 2000 calorie diet in case of Cream of Tomato Soup is 690 mg

(c) Sugar in Sweet Corn Soup = 5g

Sugar in Cream of Tomato sweet = 11g

% increase in sugar consumption if Cream of Tomato soup is preferred

= [(11-5)/5] × 100 = (6/5) × 100 = 120%

(d) Ratio of Calories from Fat in Sweet Corn Soup to the calories from fat in cream of tomato soup = 9:20

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Sweet Corn Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1 cup (240ml) About 2 serving per Container	Cream of Tomato Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1 cup (240ml) About 2 serving per Container
Amount Per Serving Calories 90 Calories from Fat 7	Amount Per Serving Calories 100 Calories from Fat 21
% Daily Value*	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g 3%	Total Fat 2g 4%
Saturated Fat-0g 0%	Saturated Fat- 1.5g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%	Cholesterol 10mg 4%
Sodium 540mg 21%	Sodium 690 mg 28%
Total Carbohydrate 17g 7%	Total Carbohydrate 17g 8%
Dietary Fibre 3 gram 13%	Dietary Fibre 3 gram 16%
Sugar 4g	Sugar 12 g
Protein 3g	Protein 2g
Vitamin A 28% Vitamin C 12%	Vitamin A 18% Vitamin C 22%
Calcium3% Iron 5%	Calcium 2% Iron 6%
*Per cent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.	*Per cent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

(a) How many percentage points of the percent daily value of Fat is more in Cream of Tomato Soup than Sweet Corn Soup?

(b) One serving of Sweet Corn soup contains 21% of the recommended daily value of sodium for a 2000 calorie diet. What is the recommended daily value of sodium in milligrams?

(c )Find the increase per cent of sugar consumed if cream of tomato soup is chosen over

sweet corn soup

(d)Calculate ratio of calories from fat in sweet corn soup to the calories from fat in cream of tomato soup

(a)From the specifications given in the label above it is apparent that the percent daily value of fat in Cream of tomato soup is 9% (Total fat 2g - 4% _ Saturated Fat 1.5g - 5%)

(b)The recommended daily sodium for a 2000 calorie diet in case of Sweet Corn Soup Soup is 540 mg.

(c) The increase per cent of sugar consumed if cream of tomato soup is chosen over sweet corn soup = [(12 - 4)/4] × 100 = 200%

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NCERT Exemplar Class 8 Maths Chapter 9 Problem 106

The food labels given below give information about 2 types of soup: cream of tomato and sweet corn. Use these labels to answer the given questions. (All the servings are based on a 2000 calorie diet.) (a) Which can be measured more accurately : the total amount of fat in cream of tomato soup or the total amount of fat in sweetcorn soup? Explain, (b) One serving of cream of tomato soup contains 29% of the recommended daily value of sodium for a 2000 calorie diet. What is the recommended daily value of sodium in milligrams? Express the answer upto 2 decimal places, (c) Find the increase per cent of sugar consumed if cream of tomato soup is chosen over sweet corn soup, (d) Calculate ratio of calories from fat in sweet corn soup to the calories from fat in cream of tomato soup

Summary:

(b) The recommended daily value of sodium is 690 milligrams

(c) Increase in per cent of sugar consumed if cream of tomato soup is chosen over sweet corn soup is 120%

(d) Ratio of calories from fat in sweet corn soup to the calories from fat in cream of tomato soup = 9:20

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