Can someone please help me figure out this food label?
myych
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Hello.
This is a label for frozen chicken breast.
I see some percentages instead of grams.
How many grams of protein are there if it's 11% ? How do i calculate it?
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Would it not just be 11% of per 100gm? So, 11g? That's my initial thought, yet am slightly confused by this myself. Or perhaps it provides 11% of your GDA?1
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11% of 100g is 11g1
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It's 11g per every 100 grams... If the total weight is 200g, the protein content would be 22g.1
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@myych could you name the country you are in? I have never seen a food label without TOTAL CALORIES. And, what is the product anyway? Why didn't you mention it? Is this something off the internet? Out of china?
He did mention it, frozen chicken breast.
The protein amount is lower than I'd expect for chicken breast so I expect there's a large water content!1 -
VintageFeline wrote: »@myych could you name the country you are in? I have never seen a food label without TOTAL CALORIES. And, what is the product anyway? Why didn't you mention it? Is this something off the internet? Out of china?
He did mention it, frozen chicken breast.
The protein amount is lower than I'd expect for chicken breast so I expect there's a large water content!
That, and given the sodium, fat, and trans fat content, I'm guessing this is something beyond a simple chicken breast.1 -
svetskisampion wrote: »Or perhaps it provides 11% of your GDA?
Unlikely,
unless there are different packages for male, female and children ...
Your first thought (percent of 100 grams) is correct
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Detritus_1965 wrote: »svetskisampion wrote: »Or perhaps it provides 11% of your GDA?
Unlikely,
unless there are different packages for male, female and children ...
Your first thought (percent of 100 grams) is correct
Yeah makes sense given that it would vary for the respective groups as you mentioned. 11g per 100g of chicken seems most logical.0 -
Hello.
This is a label for frozen chicken breast.
I see some percentages instead of grams.
How many grams of protein are there if it's 11% ? How do i calculate it?
Simple.
All the percentage values are based on what they, the manufacturer, assume as a typical calorie intake for men and women. Based on the label they assume 2000cal for women.
Per 100g of the chicken breast, based on a 2000cal diet, a women will get 11% of their protein for the day which will be 11g.
Now, if you post the other side of the label, where it lists the ingredients in this frozen breast, and I bet it is not just chicken breast meat, it will explain all the other weird values.
Wouldn't it be, if basing on a womans 2000cal diet and using that equation, their GDA would be 45g of protein, of which 11% would be a little under 5g?1 -
Per 100g of the chicken breast, based on a 2000cal diet, a women will get 11% of their protein for the day which will be 11g.
i don't think this is right because based on the second label they are using 45g protein as the recommended protein intake for women on a 2000cal diet - (45g = 180cal) - so 11% of 45g would only be 1.2g which makes no sense...0 -
Its a ready to cook frozen chicken breast that is seasoned with lemon and pepper and salt.0
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@myych could you name the country you are in? I have never seen a food label without TOTAL CALORIES. And, what is the product anyway? Why didn't you mention it? Is this something off the internet? Out of china?
The calories are there - 127 per 100g.
And we know it’s chicken breast.
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The calories add up:
11g protein
5g carbs
7g fat
= 127 calories total.3 -
We need to ignore the GDA/RDA side of the package. It has nothing to do with the nutrition information on the left.2
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What kind of chicken breast is that if it has carbs and only 11g of protein per 100g? That's extremely fishy.1
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amusedmonkey wrote: »The calories add up:
11g protein
5g carbs
7g fat
= 127 calories total.
Those are the numbers per 100 grams, but the chicken breast probably weighs more than 100 grams. The package doesn't list how many servings of 100 grams there are.
Are the amount of servings or total weight listed somewhere else on the package? Otherwise you may have to weigh it.0 -
It's a requirement in the UK that calories/nutrition information is listed in terms of per 100g. Having the calories total per product is nice, but doesn't always happen. You just have to do some maths and weigh it. The weight SHOULD be on the product, but only total weight of product, so if this is a pack of two you'd need to weigh each individually
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amusedmonkey wrote: »The calories add up:
11g protein
5g carbs
7g fat
= 127 calories total.
Those are the numbers per 100 grams, but the chicken breast probably weighs more than 100 grams. The package doesn't list how many servings of 100 grams there are.
Are the amount of servings or total weight listed somewhere else on the package? Otherwise you may have to weigh it.
doing per 100g makes so much more sense than a serving of 45g or 58g - 100 is easily divisible into small servings/easier to figure out fractions etc
i.e. you pick up a food item and 1 serving (per old style) is 45g and your item weights 67g - 67/45 = 1.48
compared to serving size being marked in 100g - then your 67g serving is .67 - significantly easier to figure out1 -
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amusedmonkey wrote: »The calories add up:
11g protein
5g carbs
7g fat
= 127 calories total.
Those are the numbers per 100 grams, but the chicken breast probably weighs more than 100 grams. The package doesn't list how many servings of 100 grams there are.
Are the amount of servings or total weight listed somewhere else on the package? Otherwise you may have to weigh it.
That can easily be resolved by weighing the portion. I think the % sign is just unfortunate labeling. Our labels are per 100 g, so that's typical and the package should also have the total weight (which I don't usually trust). If you enter the info per 100g MFP should be able to calculate automatically per whatever weight the thing ends up being.1 -
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The package:
The Ingredients:
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That might explain the bizarrely low protein content.2 -
I guess they just don't realise. There are better quality frozen meats available, here in the UK at least. I happen to bulk buy from an online supplier and freeze myself (though some stuff arrives already frozen which is a bonus).1
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considering the arabic/farsi writing on the box - it might be a limited food option available - depending on where the person lives1
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According to mfp listing from usda 100. Grams of plain raw chicken breast has 120 calories, 23 grams protein, 2 grams fat. O carb(which adds up to 110 calories? Par for the course in USA). Other countries probably have other breeds of chickens, use different feed, may even cut up differently, so would be slightly different, but not that far! Somethings up!1
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Why do people buy crap like this is beyond me. Whats wrong with buying a chicken breast raw and fresh and simple baking it with some salt and pepper?
You never know what food people have access to (I'm thinking especially of people with financial hardship or located in food deserts) ...some times we gotta make it work with what we have 2 -
This food label would never fly where I live. Thank you Canadian Government for easy to read labels.2
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