Consider the following two lists of ingredients from boxes of oat cereals.What can you reasonably conclude from these lists?
Product 1: List of Ingredients: sugar,honey,palm oil,wheat flour,oatmeal
Product 2: List of Ingredients: oatmeal,wheat bran,sugar
A)There are probably more sugars in product 1 then in product 2,although you cannot be absolutely certain because the weights of each ingredients as % of total weight are not given.
B)Only product 1 contains sucrose.
C)There is more sugar in product 2 than oatmeal and more oatmeal in product 1 than sugar.
D)There is probably more oatmeal in product 1 than in product 2.

Question

Consider the following two lists of ingredients from boxes of oat cereals.What can you reasonably conclude from these lists?
 Product 1: List of Ingredients: sugar,honey,palm oil,wheat flour,oatmeal
Product 2: List of Ingredients: oatmeal,wheat bran,sugar
A)There are probably more sugars in product 1 then in product 2,although you cannot be absolutely certain because the weights of each ingredients as % of total weight are not given.
B)Only product 1 contains sucrose.
C)There is more sugar in product 2 than oatmeal and more oatmeal in product 1 than sugar.
D)There is probably more oatmeal in product 1 than in product 2.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The order of ingredients on food labels is based on their weight, from most to least. Product 1 lists sugar and honey (both sugars) before oatmeal, suggesting a higher sugar content than Product 2, which lists oatmeal first. However, without specific percentages, this cannot be confirmed with absolute certainty.

Consider the Following Two Lists of Ingredients from Boxes of Oat