On a nutrition label, which option correctly describes Serving Size?

• A. Servings Per Container: total number of servings in package
• B. Serving Size: amount of food customarily eaten at a time
• C. Calories: total number of calories in serving
• D. % Daily Value: how much of nutrient contributes to total daily diet

Answer: (B)

Serving size is the specific amount of food that is considered one serving and is used as the reference for all the nutrition facts. The description that matches this idea is the amount of food customarily eaten at a time, because that amount is what the calories, nutrients, and percent daily values are based on. If you eat more than one serving, you multiply the numbers by how many servings you consumed. Other items describe how many servings are in the whole package, or the calories per serving, or the percent of daily value, which are related but not the serving size itself.