Nutritional Sciences:: From Fundamentals to Food, Enhanced Edition
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781337565332
Author: McGuire, Michelle, Beerman, Kathy A.
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Each scoop of protein powder has 26 grams of protein. If you add 2 scoops of protein to your drink, how many kcals from the protein will you consume? Round to the nearest whole number. Include the unit in your answer after a space. (g for grams and kcals for calories).
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Carbohydrates: 1 gram = 4 kcals
Protein: 1 gram = 4 kcals
Fat: 1 gram = 9 kcals
Alcohol: 1gram = 7kcals
If your energy needs are 2500 kcal per day, what percent of your daily value of the following:
1. total fat, if you ate 1.5 grams of fat?
2. sodium, if you ate 150 mg of sodium?
3. dietary fiber, if you ate 4 grams of fiber?
compute the nutritional value of hypothetical food product
To identify total of carbohydrates and calories based on the given value
To be knowledgeable with the calculation for the percentage daily value of carbohydrates and calories in the food.
Serving Size
100g
Moisture content, %
2.0
Ash content, %
0.10
Protein, %
7.65
Fat, %
2.0
Fiber, %
0.01
CHO, %
???
Calorie, kcal
???
COMPUTATION:
CHO, % = 100% – (Moisture+ ash+ protein+ fat)
Calorie content
Macronutrient
Value
Multiplier
Result
Protein, %
7.65
4
30.6
Fat, %
2.0
9
18.0
CHO, %
???
4
???
Kcal content
????
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