Kellogs Nuti-Grain Waffle- 80+80=170??

Options
ebgbjo
ebgbjo Posts: 821 Member
in Food and Nutrition
As someone who worked as a QA person who created food product labels, I am always baffled at the Nutritional label on the Kellog's Nuti-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles.

http://www2.kelloggs.com/ServeImage.aspx?BID=81069&MD5=d255f81687a059f11fd9a5bb03f4d65a&w=600

1 waffle= 80 calories
2 waffles= 170 calories


What?! 80+80= 160

Any other labels you have come across where the math doesn't add up right

Replies

  • Rubie81
    Rubie81 Posts: 720 Member
    Options
    Interesting. I had never noticed. But see, now I want waffles :tongue:
  • beesareyellow
    beesareyellow Posts: 335 Member
    Options
    Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaafflesssssssssss!
  • jitterbug89
    jitterbug89 Posts: 64 Member
    Options
    They do this because legally they can say something is 80 calories even if it's actually 83 calories. When you add them up for a serving they become 83 + 83 = 166 which they then can round to the nearest ten which is 170. It's weird but that's how they make it seem like you're eating less. Splenda packets are actually 4 calories a piece, but since it's <5 they can say 0. It's sad!
  • jacque1109
    jacque1109 Posts: 129
    Options
    I ate those waffles today,,, I am owed 10 calories!!! BAHHHHH!!!! :)
  • ebgbjo
    ebgbjo Posts: 821 Member
    Options
    hmmm at the company I worked for, a chocolate factory, we were not allowed to round up to the nearest 10th. We could only round up to the next calorie- So if is was 81.5 calories, we could put 82, but no way could we put that one at 80 calories and if you had two it would equal 170calories.

Categories