Consumer choices and food labelling quiz (SEAB 6087 O-Level Food and Nutrition) quiz

The list of ingredients in descending order of weight

The name of the chef who created the recipe

The favourite recipe of the manufacturer

The price the shop must charge

To make the label longer

So the consumer can see which ingredient is present in the greatest amount

Because it looks tidy

To hide the allergens

They mean exactly the same thing

Best-before is a safety date, use-by is about taste only

Use-by is a safety date for perishable foods, best-before is about quality after which the food may still be safe

Both only apply to frozen food

Because per-100g values are always smaller

Because serving sizes are never shown

Because per-100g values ignore sugar

Because they put both products on the same basis for a fair comparison

Cereal B, because it has less sugar per 100 g

Cereal A, because 30 is a bigger number

They are the same

It cannot be judged from the panel

To improve the colour

To extend shelf life by slowing the growth of micro-organisms

To make the food sweeter

To keep ingredients mixed together

A colouring

An emulsifier

An antioxidant

A sweetener

They can extend shelf life

They can improve the taste

They can keep ingredients mixed

Some can cause reactions in sensitive people or be used to mask poor-quality ingredients

To protect food from damage and contamination

To increase food waste

To remove the need for a label

To make food spoil faster

Always choose single-use plastic

Choose minimal or recyclable packaging, reuse containers and buy loose or in bulk

Throw all packaging in with general waste

Buy more than needed

By clearly showing the nutrition panel

By listing the ingredients in order of weight

By promoting high-sugar or high-fat products as attractive and desirable

By highlighting allergens

The product is the cheapest available

The product contains no ingredients at all

The product never expires

The product is generally a healthier option within its category, for example lower in sugar, fat or salt