Calorie conundrum?

yorkshirecath
yorkshirecath Posts: 13 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Am a bit baffled by the calorie content in a snack noodle pot i had today.
It is from Aldi and is a 90g pot and states:

Calories are made as directed -

Per 100g 129 cals
Per pot (which as i said states 90g) 388 cals

???????????????????

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  • diadojikohei
    diadojikohei Posts: 732 Member
    I think it means it will weigh more when you add the water?

    Add the water and weigh it would be my suggestion. The weight is 90g as sold isn't it?
  • yorkshirecath
    yorkshirecath Posts: 13 Member
    Yes but water doesn't add calorific value does it. What am i missing?
  • diadojikohei
    diadojikohei Posts: 732 Member
    I'm not sure, I'll look when I go to town later and see if I can work it out. I've sent a friend request because I'm curious too!
  • kw85296
    kw85296 Posts: 265 Member
    Based on the info given 10 g would equal 12.9 calories. So you could either multiply 12.9 x 9 or deduct 12.9 from 129 calories. Either way it should come out to 116.1 calories
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    Is there a seasoning packet or something else you add to the noodles? Also, are you sure its only a single serving per pot?
  • yorkshirecath
    yorkshirecath Posts: 13 Member
    It seems yes the dry powder is 90g but once you add the water it's obviously heavier.
    So 100g of the mixture after the water is added is 129 cals but the whole this obviously weighs over 300g so is 388 :(
    Talk about confusing!

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