Question about Food labels

[Naeem]

I have been wondering for a while about the calorie/fat/protein/carb factors that come on food labels

For example food will be....

550 Calroies
25 protein
25 fat
25 carb

Now, is it 550 calories TOTAL, or is it 550 +
+100 cal (25 x4 protein),
+250 cal (25x10 fat [ rounding up from 9 to 10])
+ 150 cal (25x6 carb)

So is the meal total sitting at 550 calories, or 1050 all things added together? Thanks any help is much appreciated.

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[Naeem]

O boy , noone knows?

 

[HappyFunBall]

labels

The calories list contents by category, so when it says 500 calories, that means that the serving size has 500 calories. Sometimes the serving size is only a fraction of the can/bottle/bag/box or whatever.

You have to read the label.

If it says 'serving size, 25 grams, 6 crackers' and then says 40 calories, it means 6 crackers have 40 calories. If it lists other nutrients, it means they are in the 40 calories, not added to it.

 

[hesselite]

they give you the total cals for 1 serving. then they break the calories down according the following:

1 g protein = 4 cals
1 g carb = 4 cals
1 g fat = 9 cals

so, when you see something, say a serving on the back of baked lays:

1 serving = 120 cals.

breakdown:

Fat: 3 g (27 cals)
Carbs: 22 g (88 cals)
Protein: 2 g (8 cals)

total cals: 123 cals (+- 3 cals)

so that's it.

--hess