Nutrition info on flavour packets

phoenixnz
phoenixnz Posts: 4
in Food and Nutrition
Tonight I have picked up a Maggie flavour packet for Mediterranean Meatballs. On the back of the packet it has the preperation/cooking instructions including the extra ingredients such as the mince, tomatoes etc etc.

So does the nutrition pane at the back, detailing calories per serve etc, include the mince etc or is it just the calories that come directly from the flavouring?

The serving size is listed as being 88g so I assume its the 'end product' that its referring to but considering it includes mince beef and comes out only at 130kj this seems very very low.

Thoughts?

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,500 Member
    Hmm, usually I'd say it was just for the mix, but if a serve is 88g, that wouldn't make sense as the whole flavour pack is only 35g (if it is the powder one I'm thinking of). The nutritional panel should have different options like "per serve" and "per serve when made as directed" or at least a note that the NI is for made as directed. How many serves does it say it is?
  • phoenixnz
    phoenixnz Posts: 4
    On further checking, given that the Mince alone would be 200g (assuming an normal serving of around 100g of Mince) this is just the packet.

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