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Macro percentages don’t match grams?

perrsmo
perrsmo Posts: 3 Member
in MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions
Are macro percentages supposed to match the grams of the food? Or is there something I am missing?

Apparently Kale has a higher percent of fat than protein, but it has more grams of protein.

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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,011 Member
    edited July 2023
    The percentage relates to the amount of calories, not the grams. So that's why the fat has a higher percentage than you expect (fat = 9 calories per gram; carbs and protein = 4 calories per gram).
  • perrsmo
    perrsmo Posts: 3 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    The percentage relates to the amount of calories, not the grams. So that's why the fat has a higher percentage than you expect (fat = 9 calories per gram; carbs and protein = 4 calories per gram).

    Thank you so much! This makes sense!

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