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Thread: Why do the nutrition labels on food not add up properly with total cals?

  1. 06-06-2009, 12:35 AM #1
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    Why do the nutrition labels on food not add up properly with total cals?

    I've noticed this more than once.......

    ie, check out the nutritional values for cooked extra lean ground beef:

    Calories 219
    Protein 31
    Carbohydrates 0
    Fat 8.7
    Cholesterol 78mg

    Now by additon: (31*4)+(8.7*9) = 202.3

    How did they overshoot this by nearly 20 calories?

    And I've noticed this more than once on different foods. Are they incorporating a value that I am omitting??
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    Try this
    http://www.expertvillage.com/video/6...lories-fat.htm
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  3. 06-06-2009, 04:43 AM #3
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    perhaps the weight of serving size is inaccurate....often times, it's simply rounded up
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  4. 06-06-2009, 11:11 AM #4
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    yep rounded
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  5. 06-06-2009, 01:49 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tigershark View Post
    Try this
    http://www.expertvillage.com/video/6...lories-fat.htm
    That doesn't really answer anything; their totals add up fine...
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  6. 06-06-2009, 01:51 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by eatrainrest View Post
    yep rounded
    Ya but rounded up nearly 20 kcals??
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    Can be a few different factors man.

    Could be the content of sugar alcohols or fibres as well. Sometimes when sugar alcohols are included they will be counted for only 3kcals, sometimes 4 (the correct amount is 3, also every gram of fibre will subtract 1-2kcal from the overall as well. Sometimes there are MCT's as fat which some people count as 7kcal rather than 9.

    Sometimes its a bit of rounding as well.

    Dont stress too much over it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Polska View Post
    Ya but rounded up nearly 20 kcals??
    stop changing your damn avi there too good lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by C_Bino View Post
    Can be a few different factors man.

    Could be the content of sugar alcohols or fibres as well. Sometimes when sugar alcohols are included they will be counted for only 3kcals, sometimes 4 (the correct amount is 3, also every gram of fibre will subtract 1-2kcal from the overall as well. Sometimes there are MCT's as fat which some people count as 7kcal rather than 9.
    Sometimes its a bit of rounding as well.

    Dont stress too much over it.

    correct, that is how some people calculate the fat.
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  10. 06-07-2009, 01:42 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by eatrainrest View Post
    stop changing your damn avi there too good lol
    You liked the last one better? I dunno I am kinda digging this blondey
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    Quote Originally Posted by Polska View Post
    You liked the last one better? I dunno I am kinda digging this blondey
    hey polska, who's the new girl???
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    Quote Originally Posted by jamyjamjr View Post
    hey polska, who's the new girl???
    that's me with a wig on, wait a tic,
    what the fk are you doing with my pic?!....
    dmn, i have a nice ass.
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  13. 06-07-2009, 04:33 PM #13
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    yeah they rounded it up to 219 calories, that sounds like a reasonable number to round to... honestly people. godamn.
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