Blue Diamond Almonds Calorie Alert

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ignatiusreilly
ignatiusreilly Posts: 411 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Like many MFP'ers out there, I'm a big fan of Blue Diamond almonds (Smokehouse, Wasabi, Chocolate, you name it). I'm a bit disturbed that their nutritional label is inaccurate. They claim that a serving is 28g/28nuts. However, I have repeatedly weighed different samples on my accurate digital scale, and I have never been able to squeeze more than 11 almonds into a 14 gram weighing. This means that a full serving is acutally 22, not 28, nuts. That's an error of 21%!!
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  • elizabethblake
    elizabethblake Posts: 384 Member
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    *kitten*!!!
  • Panda86
    Panda86 Posts: 873
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    I know there must be some wiggle-room for error, since not every nut is the same size and weight... but if you've weighed different samples, and still got the same outcome, I would say that's a little weird... but I am pretty sure most companies do that, unfortunately.
  • cschu544
    cschu544 Posts: 320 Member
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    that's really annoying. i love those things
  • slimdownspicey
    slimdownspicey Posts: 110 Member
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    i wonder if this effects the 100 calorie packs!
  • ignatiusreilly
    ignatiusreilly Posts: 411 Member
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    I am sure there is some room for error, considering not every nut is exactly the same size and weight?

    I have taken multiple samples (at least 10) from different varieties.
  • Nomomush
    Nomomush Posts: 582 Member
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    I started weighing EVERYTHING and also found that protein powder says one scoop or XX grams...so I weighed the XX grams and it was almost 3/4 of the scoop ONLY...not a whole scoop. Darn those companies. Goes to show that the most accurate way to know how much we are truly eating is by weight.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
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    SUE THEM! THEY WANT US ALL TO BE FAT!
  • ralison
    ralison Posts: 109 Member
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    I was questioning that myself. I had the wasabi ones this past weekend and couldn't believe that the package contained 6 servings of 28 almonds for each serving.
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,311 Member
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    It really makes me wonder how many other labels have some inaccurate information. Who checks this? Are they checked at all? Do we just believe what they tell us?
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    I know there must be some wiggle-room for error, since not every nut is the same size and weight... but if you've weighed different samples, and still got the same outcome, I would say that's a little weird... but I am pretty sure most companies do that, unfortunately.

    Yeah, I agree. I've always just eaten fewer if they look large. But I've been eating them and losing so I'm going to keep my head in the sand on this one.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
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    SUE THEM! THEY WANT US ALL TO BE FAT!

    I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • yummy♥
    yummy♥ Posts: 612 Member
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    i understand your frustration.
    i think it's very important to examine nuts carefully before putting them in your mouth.
  • LATeagno
    LATeagno Posts: 620 Member
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    Outrage! I think this scam is what is making America so fat!
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,311 Member
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    I found that the EAS Soy Vanilla protien was inaccurate. the scoop amount was less then what the label suggested and it wasn't by half suggesting 2 scoops
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,311 Member
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    i understand your frustration.
    i think it's very important to examine nuts carefully before putting them in your mouth.
    Every nut? Or just those that are still in bags?
  • Xaspar
    Xaspar Posts: 726 Member
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    i understand your frustration.
    i think it's very important to examine nuts carefully before putting them in your mouth.

    bwahahahah
  • scott1024
    scott1024 Posts: 279 Member
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    I'm going home to weigh my nuts...
  • Nanadena
    Nanadena Posts: 739 Member
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    Tyson's Grilled and Ready chicken breast fillets list a serving size as 1 piece (98g) There is not ONE piece int the bag that weighs 98 grams. They all weigh more!:noway:
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
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    Like many MFP'ers out there, I'm a big fan of Blue Diamond almonds (Smokehouse, Wasabi, Chocolate, you name it). I'm a bit disturbed that their nutritional label is inaccurate. They claim that a serving is 28g/28nuts. However, I have repeatedly weighed different samples on my accurate digital scale, and I have never been able to squeeze more than 11 almonds into a 14 gram weighing. This means that a full serving is acutally 22, not 28, nuts. That's an error of 21%!!

    Unrelated, but LOVED "Confederacy of Dunces"!

    Great book/screen name! :bigsmile:
  • DesireeLovesOrganic
    DesireeLovesOrganic Posts: 456 Member
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    i understand your frustration.
    i think it's very important to examine nuts carefully before putting them in your mouth.

    LMAO!

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