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<blockquote data-quote="rmz80" data-source="post: 1964980" data-attributes="member: 306547"><p>Labels are rife with errors. A common error is putting the decimal point in the wrong place. It’s sometimes useful to look up similar products at other supermarkets.</p><p></p><p>Also you can double check a label by totalling up carbs as 4 cal per gram, protein 4 cal per gram and fat as 9 cal per gram. Your total should (approximately) match total calories listed. If not; there’s an error somewhere.</p><p></p><p>Foods with a high water content are the worst for accuracy. For example 100g of lettuce which is listed by USDA as 17 cal, 3.29g carb per 100g at a water content of 95%. i.e. 5gr of dry weight per 100g (measured weight)</p><p></p><p>If the lettuce dry’s to 92% water ; your 100g lettuce now becomes 8gr of dry weight per 100g (measured weight) i.e carbs increase by 8/5 (60% more)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rmz80, post: 1964980, member: 306547"] Labels are rife with errors. A common error is putting the decimal point in the wrong place. It’s sometimes useful to look up similar products at other supermarkets. Also you can double check a label by totalling up carbs as 4 cal per gram, protein 4 cal per gram and fat as 9 cal per gram. Your total should (approximately) match total calories listed. If not; there’s an error somewhere. Foods with a high water content are the worst for accuracy. For example 100g of lettuce which is listed by USDA as 17 cal, 3.29g carb per 100g at a water content of 95%. i.e. 5gr of dry weight per 100g (measured weight) If the lettuce dry’s to 92% water ; your 100g lettuce now becomes 8gr of dry weight per 100g (measured weight) i.e carbs increase by 8/5 (60% more) [/QUOTE]
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