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Food labelling

notned

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I might be looking at this all wrong. Someone please correct me...

The label I have before me at the moment reads:

Per 100g
Fat 82.2g of which saturates 52.1g
Carbohydrates 0.6g of which sugars 0.6g
Fibre nil
Protein 0.6g
Salt 1.7g

It is actually Morissons Salted British Butter and the label also gives 745kcal. Just the label I happened to pick up.

Question: Why don't the listed 'ingredients' add up to 100 grams? According to me, although I run out of fingers, the total of the items given is 85.1g. What accounts for the other 14.9g?

Any help will be appreciated.



J.
 
Good point, haven't got a clue.. They don't list unsaturated fat on foods.. If there is such a thing.. Perhaps its this?


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Thanks all..

Water is so blindingly obvious - I got bogged down on the arithmetic.


J.
 
Crikey.. I actually didn't have a clue what went in to butter!! Do now- thanks..


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