Is this even correct? / Calorie count help

MissBabyJane
MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hello, guys

I really need help with calories of this thing

Mr_Park_Express_font_b_Cup_b.jpg_220x220.jpg

and on nutrition fact says:
per serving=95kcal
per 100gr=147kcal

and the cup is 65gr. (dry)

So what, the whole cup when I add water is only 95kcal? Am I wrong? But isn't that too low for noodles? In the cup they're very tiny, thin and small, I tried to log it in MFP, and when I search it, it also says 95kcal per container, but still I'm not sure?

Also inside there is small package with seasoning.

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  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    edited February 2016
    lol same problem i have it seems here ( http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10325583/calories-chaffy-dish-noodles#latest )
    I found noodles and label says 90 calories for 60 grams = 1 block
    The noodles are in round blocks

    And i wonder about it too. I emailed the seller now and waiting for an answer. But was browsing over the site and found some other noodles too that low and others much higher.

    So who knows.

    But yes when you read yours it should be 95 calories when it is one serving.
  • MissBabyJane
    MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
    BurnWithBarn2015 wrote: »
    lol same problem i have it seems here ( http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10325583/calories-chaffy-dish-noodles#latest )
    I found noodles and label says 90 calories for 60 grams = 1 block
    The noodles are in round blocks

    And i wonder about it too. I emailed the seller now and waiting for an answer. But was browsing over the site and found some other noodles too that low and others much higher.

    So who knows.

    But yes when you read yours it should be 95 calories when it is one serving.

    Oh, I hate it when I don't know the calorie count. I'm not sure what to fit in my day to meet my goal. Am I over-eating or under-eating... ? I just don't know! I hope the seller answers you!
  • PaytraB
    PaytraB Posts: 2,360 Member
    Yup, by doing the math, 1 serving is 64.63 grams. So the 65 gram cup is one serving, which is 95 calories.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I would go with the 95 cals. Is this something you eat everyday or just once in a while ( I love them . I don't use the seasoning packet though )
    If you eat it everyday then I would be more concerned with the calorie count. But if its just once in a while , then I wouldn't get too worked up over it .
  • MissBabyJane
    MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
    edited February 2016
    PaytraB wrote: »
    Yup, by doing the math, 1 serving is 64.63 grams. So the 65 gram cup is one serving, which is 95 calories.

    Sounds about right, but I was worried that maybe they are saying the calories per prepered? I know adding water doesn't add calories, but still?
    thorsmom01 wrote: »
    I would go with the 95 cals. Is this something you eat everyday or just once in a while ( I love them . I don't use the seasoning packet though )
    If you eat it everyday then I would be more concerned with the calorie count. But if its just once in a while , then I wouldn't get too worked up over it .

    I don't eat them everyday usually, but at least once a week. (Sometimes maybe twice?) Because I work late, and when I go home I'm starving and I need to eat something fast, and they're ready for 3 mins.
  • MissBabyJane
    MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
    Bump?
  • ericGold15
    ericGold15 Posts: 318 Member
    The container should say how many servings it holds.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    PaytraB wrote: »
    Yup, by doing the math, 1 serving is 64.63 grams. So the 65 gram cup is one serving, which is 95 calories.

    You got this correct answer right off the bat. 100 grams has 147 calories. The package is 65 grams. 147 cals x .65 = 95 cals.

    And if preparing it means adding water, preparing it won't change the calories. 95.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited February 2016
    That is very low for 65 grams of wheat flour and palm oil. Unless the package says explicitly how many servings the container contains (and the water does change the weight even though it doesn't change the number of calories per pack, thus making it possible to get an indefinite number of servings from one package), you're in the dark. This is normal practice for noodle packs (and to varying extent for other foods that you are supposed to add something to; it's deceiving, at best). If you don't eat them very often, it's no big deal. But you could estimate calories - 63 grams of wheat flour and 2 grams of oil, this will be more close to (222+18=)240 calories, and then there's the seasoning bag.
  • Fursian
    Fursian Posts: 567 Member
    @kimny72, I'll admit seeing the 'per 100g' on packaging hurts my head (not the best with numbers), but I think your post has helped me make more sense of the calculations now. Thank you! :)
  • ericGold15
    ericGold15 Posts: 318 Member
    WELL, the numbers *seem* to add up to 95 KCal per cup but I'm still skeptical.
    Can you take a photo of the nutrition label, and where it says the weight per cup ?
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Fursian wrote: »
    @kimny72, I'll admit seeing the 'per 100g' on packaging hurts my head (not the best with numbers), but I think your post has helped me make more sense of the calculations now. Thank you! :)

    If you're still unsure, weigh the contents to make sure you get 65 grams. I admit 95 cals seems low, so maybe the # of servings per container is incorrect. But yeah, the math is right.
  • MissBabyJane
    MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    Fursian wrote: »
    @kimny72, I'll admit seeing the 'per 100g' on packaging hurts my head (not the best with numbers), but I think your post has helped me make more sense of the calculations now. Thank you! :)

    If you're still unsure, weigh the contents to make sure you get 65 grams. I admit 95 cals seems low, so maybe the # of servings per container is incorrect. But yeah, the math is right.
    ericGold15 wrote: »
    The container should say how many servings it holds.

    It says "one serving per container" and the container is 65gr, dry
    I know it seems low and it worries me, but also the noodles are really thin and they don't expand that much after adding watter so it's pretty small portion
  • lessfatmatt
    lessfatmatt Posts: 27 Member
    The numbers don't sound right. According to the MFP database, the macros for 100g of Mr. Park Express Cup are:

    Fat 5.4g
    Protein 4.9g
    Carbohydrate 28.8g
    kcal 147

    There are 4kcal per gram of protein or carbohydate, and 9kcal per gram of fat. 5.4*9+4.9*4+28.8*4 = 183kcal, not 147.

    I'd also be skeptical about the fact that the combined weight of the fat, protein and carbohydrates adds up to just 5.4+4.9+28.8 = 39.1g of every 100g of the dried product. Sure, there might be a tiny bit of water, salts etc. that result in the product being heavier than the sum of the big 3 macros, but that ratio seems way off - what's making up the other 61g?

    So the posted macros are probably wrong, yes.
  • MissBabyJane
    MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
    lessfatmatt wrote: »
    The numbers don't sound right. According to the MFP database, the macros for 100g of Mr. Park Express Cup are:

    Fat 5.4g
    Protein 4.9g
    Carbohydrate 28.8g
    kcal 147

    There are 4kcal per gram of protein or carbohydate, and 9kcal per gram of fat. 5.4*9+4.9*4+28.8*4 = 183kcal, not 147.

    I'd also be skeptical about the fact that the combined weight of the fat, protein and carbohydrates adds up to just 5.4+4.9+28.8 = 39.1g of every 100g of the dried product. Sure, there might be a tiny bit of water, salts etc. that result in the product being heavier than the sum of the big 3 macros, but that ratio seems way off - what's making up the other 61g?

    So the posted macros are probably wrong, yes.

    I knew it! It was too good to be true. :(
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    MissBabyJane wrote: »
    BurnWithBarn2015 wrote: »
    lol same problem i have it seems here ( http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10325583/calories-chaffy-dish-noodles#latest )
    I found noodles and label says 90 calories for 60 grams = 1 block
    The noodles are in round blocks

    And i wonder about it too. I emailed the seller now and waiting for an answer. But was browsing over the site and found some other noodles too that low and others much higher.

    So who knows.

    But yes when you read yours it should be 95 calories when it is one serving.

    Oh, I hate it when I don't know the calorie count. I'm not sure what to fit in my day to meet my goal. Am I over-eating or under-eating... ? I just don't know! I hope the seller answers you!

    i got my answers too ;) and they are right
  • ericGold15
    ericGold15 Posts: 318 Member
    This FDA report (5) says that water is included in the ingredients list if it is part of a reconstituted food, so the 100 kCal/portion is probably right and 65 grams includes water.

    Can you weigh the dry product outside of the container ? I'll guess it weighs around 15 grams.
  • MissBabyJane
    MissBabyJane Posts: 538 Member
    BurnWithBarn2015 wrote: »
    MissBabyJane wrote: »
    BurnWithBarn2015 wrote: »
    lol same problem i have it seems here ( http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10325583/calories-chaffy-dish-noodles#latest )
    I found noodles and label says 90 calories for 60 grams = 1 block
    The noodles are in round blocks

    And i wonder about it too. I emailed the seller now and waiting for an answer. But was browsing over the site and found some other noodles too that low and others much higher.

    So who knows.

    But yes when you read yours it should be 95 calories when it is one serving.

    Oh, I hate it when I don't know the calorie count. I'm not sure what to fit in my day to meet my goal. Am I over-eating or under-eating... ? I just don't know! I hope the seller answers you!

    i got my answers too ;) and they are right

    Seriously? What did they say to you?
    ericGold15 wrote: »
    This FDA report (5) says that water is included in the ingredients list if it is part of a reconstituted food, so the 100 kCal/portion is probably right and 65 grams includes water.

    Can you weigh the dry product outside of the container ? I'll guess it weighs around 15 grams.

    I will weight it when I'm home and will write it.
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    @MissBabyJane

    That the blocks are indeed dry 90 calories
    That it is wheat and water only ( so non fried) and low in sodium. And that they have a whole wheat too which is more calories but still very reasonable to me.

    Looking and calculating the macros it is indeed right, for me the question was only is this cooked or uncooked ( there was Chinese behind the English and i didnt want to take the chance that i was hundreds off specially because there are days i eat 2 blocks of them and 2x90 or 2xover 300 calories would be too much difference)

    But yes it is 60 grams uncooked so really 1 serving = 1 block (dry) / 60 grams and is 90 calories :)
    Happy me.

    Now i am outta here lol
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