Answer:

The food you eat, whether raw or processed, elements and

compounds are present. These are some of the nutrients that

the food provides in the form of minerals needed by the body

to function well. These are listed in the nutritional facts and

ingredients of each food label found in products you buy.

Nutrients are compounds in foods essential to life and health,

providing us with energy, the building blocks for repair,

growth, and substances necessary to regulate chemical

processes. Nutritional value refers to the contents of food

and the impact of constituents on the body. Therefore,

reading product labels “matters.”