Oreo misleading nutrition

trailerparkholyspirit
trailerparkholyspirit Posts: 6 Member
in Food and Nutrition
hola. so, a 6 pack (called a smile pack) of oreos is supposedly 270 cal
however, 3 oreo cookies from a regular pack is 160 cal
so that means 6 cookies is 320 cal

what gives? same size, same cookie. different nutrition labels. heads up to anyone who eats them regularly. log as the regular cookies

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  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    According to Oreo's website, each cookie is about 53 calories. I've never seen a smile pack before. Where do you live?

    Oh, and you got me craving Oreos now. THANKS A LOT. :D
  • trailerparkholyspirit
    trailerparkholyspirit Posts: 6 Member
    i live in the USA. heres what im talking about
    http://www.snackworks.com/products/product-detail.aspx?product=4400003742 (6 cookie pack, 270 cal)
    then
    http://www.snackworks.com/products/product-detail.aspx?product=4400001694 (3 cookies = 160, times 2 = 320)
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    edited April 2015
    gatorbuckets wrote: »
    i live in the USA. heres what im talking about
    http://www.snackworks.com/products/product-detail.aspx?product=4400003742 (6 cookie pack, 270 cal)
    then
    http://www.snackworks.com/products/product-detail.aspx?product=4400001694 (3 cookies = 160, times 2 = 320)

    Huh. Maybe you should write Oreo and tell them about it. I highly doubt anything will happen but you might get some free Oreos out of it. lol
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    The gram sizes on those don't seem to make any sense.
  • trailerparkholyspirit
    trailerparkholyspirit Posts: 6 Member
    techgal128 wrote: »
    gatorbuckets wrote: »
    i live in the USA. heres what im talking about
    http://www.snackworks.com/products/product-detail.aspx?product=4400003742 (6 cookie pack, 270 cal)
    then
    http://www.snackworks.com/products/product-detail.aspx?product=4400001694 (3 cookies = 160, times 2 = 320)

    Huh. Maybe you should write Oreo and tell them about it. I highly doubt anything will happen but you might get some free Oreos out of it. lol

    LOL great idea. im on it, ill let you guys know.
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    The gram sizes on those don't seem to make any sense.
    yeah, really confusing.
  • simplemamato3
    simplemamato3 Posts: 20 Member
    If memory serves me correct the Oreos in the 4 or 6 packs are smaller than the ones in the full size package.
  • simplemamato3
    simplemamato3 Posts: 20 Member
    Oh never mind, your post says same size cookie
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    The gram sizes on those don't seem to make any sense.
    That's what I was thinking. The one says 3.4g....maybe it's supposed to be 34 g.
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
    Are you sure one of them isn't the Double-Stuf?
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Oh and if we build on the math that a serving size is 34 g (I've never had an oreo weigh 3.4g...typically one cookie is around 10 g), then a 57 g package would be 268.xxx calories.
  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
    My son takes those smile packs in his lunch sometimes. The cookies definitely have less filling and seem thinner than a normal oreo.
  • Dragn77
    Dragn77 Posts: 810 Member
    6 cookie pack listed as:
    about 1 serving (57g per serving) ; 270 cal per serving

    What you linked to as the 3 cookie pack is actually listed as:
    about 9 servings (3.4g per serving) ; 160 cal per serving

    Seems that its not the exact same cookie involved...the must be much smaller, more cookie less cream I'm guessing, to make for the difference in size / weight per serving / calories per serving.
  • trailerparkholyspirit
    trailerparkholyspirit Posts: 6 Member
    5BeautifulDays wrote: »
    My son takes those smile packs in his lunch sometimes. The cookies definitely have less filling and seem thinner than a normal oreo.

    hmm interesting. ill have to compare again. i havent weighed them but ill do that tomorrow. either way, its confusing and should be made more clear. this is just like the nightmare of popcorn serving sizes :D
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    edited April 2015
    It's in grams, not in amount of cookies.

    ETA: but you're right. It's not supposed to be 3.4g, but 34g.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Nothing is as confusing as popcorn serving sizes!

    But yeah, this is up there.
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    The oreos that come in the 4 pack when you give blood are smaller than the average oreo. try to measure them...
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  • trailerparkholyspirit
    trailerparkholyspirit Posts: 6 Member
    ValGogo wrote: »
    The oreos that come in the 4 pack when you give blood are smaller than the average oreo. try to measure them...
    ill measure them today and update you guys
    MrM27 wrote: »
    I think you should write them a strongly worded letter about how they are trying to sabotage you. Hopefully they will be very apologetic and send you free Oreo's.
    i sent them a polite nastygram. i hear its better to be polite when sending nastygrams. theyll probably send me a coupon for 5% off. maybe i can sue for pain and suffering... this is america after all :D;)

  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    Hmm..interesting. Although, if I'm eating an Oreo, calories are probably not that important to me at that moment. I don't know who eats just one (or two) servings of Oreos at a time anyway. If I can't have the whole sleeve, I don't even bother.

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    Here's my plate. What are y'all having?
  • maceyanglin
    maceyanglin Posts: 33 Member
    I think this thread is among my favorites in MFP LOL!
  • panda4153
    panda4153 Posts: 417 Member
    MMMMMMM Oreos :p - Yes the oreos in the individual packages are smaller, then in the big package. Just weigh them and you should be good.
  • trailerparkholyspirit
    trailerparkholyspirit Posts: 6 Member
    edited April 2015
    heres what they sent back:
    Thank you for visiting http://www.snackworks.com/.

    Calories are determined by the amount of carbohydrate, fat and protein in each ingredient and the amount of that ingredient in the product.
    There are several reasons why two identical products may have different caloric content:

    1. Identical products may have slightly different ingredients.
    2. The products might have the same ingredient but in different amounts.
    3. Similar food products often do not have exactly the same serving size. For example, a serving of one product might weigh more than a serving of another product.
    4. Calorie values on labels are rounded numbers. Rounding calorie values for the label can often result in a difference of 5 or 10 calories.

    I am sorry you find the information on our labels misleading. All of our label information is determined with great care and with much attention given to very detailed government regulations. We do value your comments and I will ensure that they are passed on to our Marketing department.

    If you haven't done so already, please add our site to your favorites and visit us again soon!

    Consumer Services
    Mondelez International

    no free oreos for me. excuse me while i go cry and soothe my pain with more oreos
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited April 2015
    simplemamato3 wrote: »
    Oh never mind, your post says same size cookie

    Same physical size doesn't mean same composition.

    If we assume the 3.4g is a typo of 34g, then the ratio of grams explains the calorie difference.

    160 calories * 57/34 -> 270 calories
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    Mmmm, I've been craving Oreos for a solid month!!
  • Swiftlet66
    Swiftlet66 Posts: 729 Member
    The top one is 2 oz for total package of 6 cookies. The bottom is total 11.3 oz that when divided by 9 servings, gives us 1.25 oz for each serving. If multiply by 2 for 6 cookies, you get 2.5 oz so that means the calories for the bottom will be slightly higher. This suggests the top one has either different amounts of ingredients in the filling or crust or simply it is smaller size. The label isn't misleading, the cookies are not exactly similar.
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    This is why you are encouraged to WEIGH foods and not measure them by cups/spoons/items. If you assume that 1 cookie is 1 cookie (or bun or whatever else) you may be eating way more than you think - which many people do. Even for uniform items such as bread slices there can be a variance of quite a few calories even in one loaf (ie. end piece vs middle piece) it may not seem significant but when you get close to your goal weight 100 calories over a day can make the difference between losing your 1 pound that month and not losing it.

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