Vlasic Zesty Whole Dill pickles!! >:[

Cheyenne130
Cheyenne130 Posts: 3
in Food and Nutrition
So... The Vlasic Zesty Whole Dill pickles are supposed to be 0 calories per serving!!! It says so on the jar (Nutrition facts) of pickles that I have (NOT generic)... And this damn site has them down as 5 calories per serving?? :noway: WTF?! Im reallly mad now! :mad: :explode: ... Can someone explain to me what is going on? :angry:

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  • avaloneternal
    avaloneternal Posts: 216
    According to industry standards, anything under 5 calories per serving can be labeled as 0 calories. Deceptive, isn't it :(
  • alapoint89
    alapoint89 Posts: 632
    So... The Vlasic Zesty Whole Dill pickles are supposed to be 0 calories per serving!!! It says so on the jar (Nutrition facts) of pickles that I have (NOT generic)... And this damn site has them down as 5 calories per serving?? :noway: WTF?! Im reallly mad now! :mad: :explode: ... Can someone explain to me what is going on? :angry:
    dont trust everything on this site i dont because i have seen some flaws
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    According to industry standards, anything under 5 calories per serving can be labeled as 0 calories. Deceptive, isn't it :(

    Yup, you have to also remember that the nutrition info on this site is user-based. Someone probably put in the info as 5 because they knew about this industry standard and wanted to overestimate instead of underestimate the calories.
  • Cheyenne130
    Cheyenne130 Posts: 3
    According to industry standards, anything under 5 calories per serving can be labeled as 0 calories. Deceptive, isn't it :(

    Ya! ... Thats not very nice! :/:grumble:
  • Inebriated
    Inebriated Posts: 271
    If it's under 5 calories per serving they can label it as 0. I don't see what the big deal is, 5 calories per serving isn't much and isn't going to make or break your diet.
  • LolaVersion2
    LolaVersion2 Posts: 114 Member
    The 5 calories is not whats appalling. What you should be worried about is the High Fructose Corn Syrup, Preservatives and Artificial colorings.
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    Not sure what label you have, but Vlasic Pickle Spears are 5 cal, 0 fat, 280 mg sodium, 1 carb, 1 g sugar, and 1 g protein. If you have something that says differently, check the serving size. Since, as peoria have said, something under 5 calories can legally be labeled as 0 calories, often companies will alter serving sizes to be able to label their product as 0 calories.

    One or two servings at a time this can be "okay", but be careful of consuming a lot of any 0 calorie item since the only true zero calorie consumable is water. Stuff like Splenda, diet soda, cooking spray, and other similar products are all labeled as 0 calories, but all do contain calories.

    Also, there's never any reason to get mad at the database. If you have a nutrition label in front of you with nutrition info that's different than the system, just enter the food item so you have info that's accurate to the current label. :)
  • Kalynx
    Kalynx Posts: 707 Member
    I loveeee pickles but have tried to cut way down on them too much sodium for too few calories..for me.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    That's US labelling laws for you..... But don't worry about the cals unless you are eating a whole jar at a time. Most pickles have lots of sodium though, so if you have concerns about sodium you'll want to pay attention.
  • jenny95662
    jenny95662 Posts: 997 Member
    most pickles are 5 calories a servings (serving depending on the size some for 1 some for like 3)
  • Erica27511
    Erica27511 Posts: 490 Member
    If it's under 5 calories per serving they can label it as 0. I don't see what the big deal is, 5 calories per serving isn't much and isn't going to make or break your diet.

    :drinker:
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    If you can't spare 5 calories then... I dont know what to tell you.

    5 calories over your maintenance would make you gain .001 lb.
  • pookaness
    pookaness Posts: 15
    The 5 calories is not whats appalling. What you should be worried about is the High Fructose Corn Syrup, Preservatives and Artificial colorings.
    Going on this quote it sounds like you are against all this stuff...have you seen the commericials for corn syrup sugar is sugar, also the stuff with this stuff being bad for it is bs. Going with that sunlight is bad for you, to much water is bad for you, caffine is bad for you. Seems like we can't live in a world where something isn't bad for you.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Cucumbers have calories, so why wouldn't pickles? That said, the most important reason to log pickles whether they are 0 or 5 calories is to know how much sodium you are putting into your body...
  • callmeBAM
    callmeBAM Posts: 445 Member
    Unless you are eating them by the jar, I wouldn't worry about it. If 5 calories breaks your diet, you have bigger issues.
  • WhittRak
    WhittRak Posts: 567 Member
    Pickles are my favorite food. That is all :drinker:
  • countrygirl_717
    countrygirl_717 Posts: 204
    If it's under 5 calories per serving they can label it as 0. I don't see what the big deal is, 5 calories per serving isn't much and isn't going to make or break your diet.

    thank you :)
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    So how many jars do you eat at a time?
  • ajelove
    ajelove Posts: 97 Member
    For some reason the amount of angry faces in this pickle thread is making me laugh hysterically. Sleep deprivation? And also...yes they have a few calories...I wouldn't worry about it unless you are slamming down tons of pickles.
  • izaaksmommy
    izaaksmommy Posts: 15
    hahaha so true!
  • misticache
    misticache Posts: 364 Member
    For some reason the amount of angry faces in this pickle thread is making me laugh hysterically. Sleep deprivation? And also...yes they have a few calories...I wouldn't worry about it unless you are slamming down tons of pickles.

    I noticed the same thing in a lot of threads today. People just seem really grumpy today overall. Not me I'm down another 2 lbs! woohooo
  • Cheyenne130
    Cheyenne130 Posts: 3
    I wasn't saying anything bad about the calories.. I know its just 5 stinkin calories.. I was trying to figure out if that darn Lucky supermarket was printing its own labels or something.. haha.. And ya I only have a pickle every once in awhile- because of the uber high amount of sodium.. And who the heck would eat a whole jar?? My goodness! lol
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    The bigger issue than labeling foods with minimal calories as 0 calories is the labeling of high-fat foods as low-fat. I forget the exact numbers, but US regulations say that anything below a certain amount of fat per serving can be marketed as low-fat. This means all sorts of high-fat foods can be marketed as low fat because the serving size is small enough (mayonnaise, half and half, etc.).

    And I could probably eat a whole jar of pickles. One of my favorite "recipes" to make myself as a child was to toast two slices of rye bread, slice up some pickles, and eat them as a sandwich with a tall, frosty glass of milk on the side. :)

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