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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / March 2005Most absurd nutrition label ever!
This food is actually quite tasty, but the label is the most absurd misstatement ever made. 2g of protein, no fat and no carbs. Yeah right. It is made of pureed eggplants, peppers and garlic, and (I suppose) some vegetable oil. http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/NutritionLabel/ i > This food is actually quite tasty, but the label is the most absurd > misstatement ever made. 2g of protein, no fat and no carbs. Yeah > right. It is made of pureed eggplants, peppers and garlic, and (I > suppose) some vegetable oil. > > http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/NutritionLabel/ I could believe the no-fat claim since it could have been made without oil, however, according to FitDay both eggplant & peppers contain a tiny amount of fat. The no-carb claim is plain impossible since both have around 20g per 100g. These veggies would also give you more than just 10cal per 85g, only plain lettuce & green leaves are that low. Don't know where it was imported from but it looks like something from Turkey or the Middle-East, the manufacturers have probably supplied misleading info knowing the American market would react well to low fat, low carb stuff, only in this case they've gone too far. Food labels are just like websites, you can only trust the info provided if the source is reputable in the first place. p.s. nice eyes! >> http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/NutritionLabel/ > I could believe the no-fat claim since it could have been > made without oil, however, according to FitDay both [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > just 10cal per 85g, only plain lettuce & green leaves are > that low. http://www.fatfree.com/archive/1999/mar/msg00017.html > Don't know where it was imported from but it looks like > something from Turkey or the Middle-East, the > manufacturers have probably supplied The brand appears to be Bulgarian. http://www.bbsproduce.com/ajvar.html However the paste is a popular condiment throughout the Balkans apparently and it's even available in Turkey. http://www.istanbulsupermarket.com/index.php/cPath/125_117 http://tinyurl.com/5tqkr  SignatureBob Kanyak's Doghouse http://www.kanyak.com "> The brand appears to be Bulgarian. > http://www.bbsproduce.com/ajvar.html If you enlarge the label on this photo you'll see the nutrition info is NOT the same as on the label posted by Igor. Trying to figure out what it says, I'd say it gives info per 15g tablespoon as 15 calories, something like 4g carbs, 1g fiber, 1g sugar, 50mg sodium, ~1g fat, 0g protein & 50mg sodium. In short, an entirely different label (and probably much closer to reality). Polar Light schreef: > Food labels are just like websites, you can only trust the info provided if > the source is reputable in the first place. > > p.s. nice eyes! I like the Lewis quote too, and your weightloss page is great! I *love* seeing these transformations, they're very inspirational. Can't wait to post my own! Berna (101.5/76.8/~68 kg) Signature( )_( ) Berna M. Bleeker-Slikker / . . \ berna.bleeker@gmail.com \ \@/ / http://www.volksliedjes.nl > Polar Light schreef: >> Food labels are just like websites, you can only trust the info provided if [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > seeing these transformations, they're very inspirational. Can't wait to > post my own! Hm, thanks. I must note that I lost 22 kg, and you already lost almost 25 kg! I started at exactly the weight that you started at, and ended at slightly above your current weight. What I am driving at is that you also are experiencing good success. i > Berna (101.5/76.8/~68 kg) Signature223/173.2/180 Ignoramus2605 schreef: >>Polar Light schreef: >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > at slightly above your current weight. What I am driving at is that > you also are experiencing good success. Yeah, but I'm not there yet. And I lost most of that years ago, with some ups and downs. I've been sort of maintaining at about 78 kg for the last ~2 years, and only at the start of this year I suddenly noticed I was 82 kg again. Thank you for reminding met to look at my old picture again. I tend to forget how far I've come, and think only of the ~6 kg I lost this year; and I've been stalled/going up in the last few weeks, which is very frustrating. :-( I know the extra weight is at least partly water weight (I can feel it sloshing around on my cheekbones when I bend my head, and sometimes I get swollen fingers & feet). I've already started to eat less salt (I *love* salty food!), and drinking water with lemon juice, thanks to a tip in this NG. So far, it hasn't really helped... Berna (101.5/76.4/~68 kg) Signature( )_( ) Berna M. Bleeker-Slikker / . . \ berna.bleeker@gmail.com \ \@/ / http://www.volksliedjes.nl > This food is actually quite tasty, but the label is the most absurd > misstatement ever made. 2g of protein, no fat and no carbs. Yeah [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > i I have a jar of pickles in the fridge that says 0 calories. Whatever happened to KellyClarkson/Alpin? -- Matthew 185/177/160 To reply by e-mail, heat things up a bit. >> This food is actually quite tasty, but the label is the most absurd >> misstatement ever made. 2g of protein, no fat and no carbs. Yeah [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > 185/177/160 > To reply by e-mail, heat things up a bit. I think they should do what they do in Europe -- list the calories based on 100 grams. That way, you could compare stuff. When you have something that lists zero calories, you know that can't be true. SignatureBob in CT >I think they should do what they do in Europe -- list the calories based >on 100 grams. That way, you could compare stuff. When you have something >that lists zero calories, you know that can't be true. I really feel sorry for you in the US not having that system. It also means if you want to calculate the calories in any given portion of something you just need to calculate the portion as a percentage. janice >>I think they should do what they do in Europe -- list the calories based >>on 100 grams. That way, you could compare stuff. When you have something [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > means if you want to calculate the calories in any given portion of > something you just need to calculate the portion as a percentage. I completely agree that we have an inconvenient system here. Signature223/173.2/180 >I think they should do what they do in Europe -- list the calories based >on 100 grams. That way, you could compare stuff. When you have something >that lists zero calories, you know that can't be true. good point. Except for things like spices maybe. I can't imagine eating 100gms of chili powder! Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If laughter is the best medicine, then kittens should be covered by our health insurance. :-) >>I think they should do what they do in Europe -- list the calories based >>on 100 grams. That way, you could compare stuff. When you have something >>that lists zero calories, you know that can't be true. > > good point. Except for things like spices maybe. I can't imagine > eating 100gms of chili powder! hello wombn! did'n you know you came to this group, too! >>>I think they should do what they do in Europe -- list the calories based >>>on 100 grams. That way, you could compare stuff. When you have something [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >hello wombn! did'n you know you came to this group, too! well hello you! Are you in the low carb group or the diet group? I hung out in the low-carb group when my diabetes was first diagnosed. Then fell away, even though I had *fantastic* results. I've gained a lot weight since we saw each other. And have been put on blood pressure meds and cholesterol meds. ugh. I have to get this back under control again. And I'm not used to this! ugh. Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If laughter is the best medicine, then kittens should be covered by our health insurance. :-) >>>>I think they should do what they do in Europe -- list the calories based >>>>on 100 grams. That way, you could compare stuff. When you have something [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > I have to get this back under control again. And I'm not used to > this! ugh. Hi Wombn, I'm in a.s. diet. I've lost almost 50 pounds since last May (I now weigh around 63 kg, i.e. 150 lbs.). I had gained a lot after the meet, too. And i bordered on being officially overwiehgt even at the meet. I have achived it through 1500 kcal/day (using a Dutch version of Fitday) and exercising at the gym 3 times a week plus occasional walks at my lunch break. I am now increasing kcal while trying to maintain. So now I am at 1700 kcal a day with the same exercise regimen. In actual fact, I am not maintaining, I am still losing a bit of weight. I'll be increasing my kcals again soon. I had lost muscle and enduracne during a 6 week holiday in Dec and Jan. - That screwed up getting to maintenance level both in nutrition and fitness (i had reached my target weight aroudn Xmas). I am finding maintenace harder than losing weight. I presume that is normal. I spend a lot of tiemshopping fo clothes that DO fit :) I've had to throw dozens of itmes of clothing out. My new hobbies, to "replace" the diet, are learning more about how to dress well (i read IN Style and Vogue) and reading recipes. Funny, you, me, and Connie all gaining and then lsoing since the meet. Are you low-carbing ATM, then? j jake schreef: > I'm in a.s. diet. I've lost almost 50 pounds since last May (I now weigh > around 63 kg, i.e. 150 lbs.). I had gained a lot after the meet, too. > And i bordered on being officially overwiehgt even at the meet. I have > achived it through 1500 kcal/day (using a Dutch version of Fitday) and > exercising at the gym 3 times a week plus occasional walks at my lunch > break. A Dutch version of fitday? Is that the 'Eetmeter'? If not, please tell me more! (I have 'Eetmeter 2002', but I don't like it; I only use it to look up foods to put into Fitday.) Berna (101.5/74.4/~68 kg) Signature( )_( ) Berna M. Bleeker-Slikker / . . \ berna.bleeker@gmail.com \ \@/ / http://www.volksliedjes.nl > jake schreef: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Berna (101.5/74.4/~68 kg) Yes, I use Eetmeter. I do like it, because it ahs taught me very much. What do you not like about it? I know there are online things similar to it (in Dutch), but the only one i eveer had a look at was very user unfriendly. jake schreef: > Yes, I use Eetmeter. I do like it, because it ahs taught me very much. > What do you not like about it? I know there are online things similar to > it (in Dutch), but the only one i eveer had a look at was very user > unfriendly. *I* find Eetmeter user-unfriendly. You have to follow their unflexible working order, which isn't always intuitive. And then there's the way you enter liquids. I don't usually weigh liquids, and you can only enter them in their measures (how much is a 'cup'? I drink my tea from a mug that's about 295 ml. How many 'cups' is that? Why can't I enter it in ml?) or in grams. Maybe I should weigh my tea and wine? And another thing I don't like at all, is that they won't let you low-carb. Of course you don't *have* to click all the way through to the screen where they analyse your food; but I really hate to be told 'you're eating too little carbohydrates'. (A thing I do like about it is that you can enter your own recipes by entering the ingredients & amounts that go into them. The online Fitday doesn't have that, and they only sell the offline version in the US and Canada.) Berna (101.5/73.7/~68 kg) Signature( )_( ) Berna M. Bleeker-Slikker / . . \ berna.bleeker@gmail.com \ \@/ / http://www.volksliedjes.nl > (A thing I do like about it is that you can enter your own recipes by > entering the ingredients & amounts that go into them. The online Fitday > doesn't have that, and they only sell the offline version in the US and > Canada.) This is not true, FitDay PC (the offline version you install on your own computer) is sold by electronic delivery, i.e after you pay with your credit card using their secure server you download it. It's 4.7Mb so even on a dial-up connection it doesn't take too long. Since it's sold electronically, it doesn't matter where you are. I purchased it this way about a month ago. FitDay PC does have the ability to create your own 'custom foods', either from your own recipes or from the info of the labels of commercial products that may not be listed on the built-in database. I'd definitely recommend it. > Berna (101.5/73.7/~68 kg) > > (A thing I do like about it is that you can enter your own recipes by > > entering the ingredients & amounts that go into them. The online Fitday [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > that may not be listed on the built-in database. I'd definitely recommend > it. I create custom foods with my Diet Sleuth then translate the values into the FitDay custom foods. The deluxe Fitday doesn't download to a Mac and that is why I generally prefer Diet Sleut which was iriginally written for the Mac. BTW: Does anyone in the grouyp have an iPod and if so how do you like it? I was thinking of a tinyt iPod Shuffle to exercise with, but the iPod mini appears more useful. I do have an am/fm tiny radio but the signal wanders a lot. SignatureDiva ***** The Best Man For The Job Is A Woman > BTW: Does anyone in the grouyp have an iPod and if so how do you like > it? I was thinking of a tinyt iPod Shuffle to exercise with, but the > iPod mini appears more useful. I do have an am/fm tiny radio but the > signal wanders a lot. I have a 15 gig iPod and adore it. I walk, run, bike and snowshoe with it. I listen to it in the car. It's almost 2 years old and I've had little trouble with it. My favorite accessory is the remote. I'm using it with Windows on my pc so I can't say how it might behave on the Mac, though it was first designed for the Mac. I've not yet discovered the perfect interface for it but I'm still hopeful. MusicMatch and WinAmp are both clumsy and I don't like iTunes. I do wish it had removable batteries. Currently it has over 1000 items on it, including one book I haven't gotten to and there are still 10 gigs left. I'd be heartbroken if anything happened to it. SignatureSnowshoeing . . . Laurie in Maine 207/115 New Scale Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 Polar Light schreef: >>(A thing I do like about it is that you can enter your own recipes by >>entering the ingredients & amounts that go into them. The online Fitday [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > dial-up connection it doesn't take too long. Since it's sold electronically, > it doesn't matter where you are. I purchased it this way about a month ago. Where do you live? When I tried to order the downloadable version, they wanted a valid US or Canadian phone number, and I couldn't complete the form. So I emailed them to ask how I could order it from the Netherlands, and they said (on February 24): <quote> Thanks for the question. FitDay is currently available only to US and Canadian customers. We are looking into adding other countries. Sorry about the wait. </quote> I just tried again, but it still doesn't work. :-( Berna (101.5/73.6/~68 kg) Signature( )_( ) Berna M. Bleeker-Slikker / . . \ berna.bleeker@gmail.com \ \@/ / http://www.volksliedjes.nl > And then there's the way you enter liquids. I don't usually weigh > liquids, and you can only enter them in their measures (how much is a > 'cup'? I drink my tea from a mug that's about 295 ml. How many 'cups' is > that? Why can't I enter it in ml?) If your cups are the same as US cups, 295ml=1.25cups SignatureNo Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes None Given schreef: >>And then there's the way you enter liquids. I don't usually weigh >>liquids, and you can only enter them in their measures (how much is a >>'cup'? I drink my tea from a mug that's about 295 ml. How many 'cups' is >>that? Why can't I enter it in ml?) > > If your cups are the same as US cups, 295ml=1.25cups No, we don't have any standard cups. They probably mean 'an average teacup' - but teacups come in all kinds of sizes... Of course I have to convert units all the time entering stuff in Fitday online (it's part of why I'd like to have the PC version). I can never remember the units (except I know that 100 g = 3.5 oz), so I use Google a lot to convert things, but at least I know what the quantities *are*. Berna (101.5/73.6/~68 kg) Signature( )_( ) Berna M. Bleeker-Slikker / . . \ berna.bleeker@gmail.com \ \@/ / http://www.volksliedjes.nl > jake schreef: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > liquids, and you can only enter them in their measures (how much is a > 'cup'? it says so when you enter the cup... (at the bottom of the screen0 I drink my tea from a mug that's about 295 ml. How many 'cups' is > that? Why can't I enter it in ml?) or in grams. Maybe I should weigh my > tea and wine? When it comes to liquids, I assume 1 g equals 1 millitlitere. I knwo that that is prettty close in most cases. I have emasured some of the glasses I use the most and guess when I don't drink at home. You get used to the sizes. I agree that this is somewhat cumbersome, but after a while, you have all your amounts and numbers down and there is no extra work anymore. > And another thing I don't like at all, is that they won't let you > low-carb. Of course you don't *have* to click all the way through to the > screen where they analyse your food; but I really hate to be told > 'you're eating too little carbohydrates'. I liek that graph! But of course these things are a matter of taste. > (A thing I do like about it is that you can enter your own recipes by > entering the ingredients & amounts that go into them. The online Fitday > doesn't have that, and they only sell the offline version in the US and > Canada.) > > Berna (101.5/73.7/~68 kg) Goign by these numbers, you're doing a very good job. Congrualtions. >Hi Wombn, >I'm in a.s. diet. I've lost almost 50 pounds since last May (I now weigh >around 63 kg, i.e. 150 lbs.). Yup, that's about where I am. > I had gained a lot after the meet, too. >And i bordered on being officially overwiehgt even at the meet. I have >achived it through 1500 kcal/day (using a Dutch version of Fitday) and >exercising at the gym 3 times a week plus occasional walks at my lunch I had some injuries (tendinitis) last summer that kept me down, even for walking. I just finished physical therapy and she said for the next 3 months at least, to do only the exercises she taught me, plus whatever I can with certain strict rules of posture, which severely limits what I can do. She said I have to let it heal, and being diabetic, it takes longer. bleh. >break. I am now increasing kcal while trying to maintain. So now I am >at 1700 kcal a day with the same exercise regimen. In actual fact, I am >not maintaining, I am still losing a bit of weight. I'll be increasing >my kcals again soon. I had lost muscle It doesn't take as long to lose it anymore, does it? And it seems like it takes 5 times longer to regain it. > and enduracne during a 6 week >holiday in Dec and Jan. - That screwed up getting to maintenance level >both in nutrition and fitness (i had reached my target weight aroudn >Xmas). I am finding maintenace harder than losing weight. That makes sense to me. You're geared up for losing, but it's hard to stay geared up forever. >I presume >that is normal. I spend a lot of tiemshopping fo clothes that DO fit :) >I've had to throw dozens of itmes of clothing out. Well, that part's fun! >My new hobbies, to "replace" the diet, are learning more about how to >dress well (i read IN Style and Vogue) and reading recipes. > >Funny, you, me, and Connie all gaining and then lsoing since the meet. Must have been the air in that park. >Are you low-carbing ATM, then? Well..... not like I should be. I get tired and lazy and Thor throws in a pizza and that just smells too good.... So I'm still kind of on-again-off-again. But better than I have been for a long while. Spring fever helps cuz it gets me out gardening and dreaming about vine-ripened tomatoes and greens and low-carb veggies. I'll only be growing one higher-carb "veggie" this year: amaranth. Because they have a very high protein content and you can make high-fiber "rice krispies treats" with them. Oh and some watermelon cuz Thor loves them so much. Everything else will be low-carb or culinary (spices). And 6 kinds of tomatoes. :-) Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If laughter is the best medicine, then kittens should be covered by our health insurance. :-) >>Hi Wombn, >>I'm in a.s. diet. I've lost almost 50 pounds since last May (I now weigh >>around 63 kg, i.e. 150 lbs.). > > Yup, that's about where I am. You mean you have 50 pounds to lose? That's hard to imagine, considering how slim you were 2,5 years ago. >>I had gained a lot after the meet, too. >>And i bordered on being officially overwiehgt even at the meet. I have [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > limits what I can do. She said I have to let it heal, and being > diabetic, it takes longer. bleh. Injuries suck! But most of them do heal, fortunately. And the good thing about siets is, they are pretty certain to give reslutls awhen you stick to them. They're more relaible than many ohter things in life. And regarding exercise: would swimming be an option for you? >>break. I am now increasing kcal while trying to maintain. So now I am >>at 1700 kcal a day with the same exercise regimen. In actual fact, I am [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > It doesn't take as long to lose it anymore, does it? And it seems like > it takes 5 times longer to regain it. It si defnintely taking tiemn rebuilding the muscle! But I've done it before, so I knwo I'll gain muscle again. As longas I stick to exercising 3 times a week, I'll be fine. >>and enduracne during a 6 week >>holiday in Dec and Jan. - That screwed up getting to maintenance level [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > That makes sense to me. You're geared up for losing, but it's hard to > stay geared up forever. That, plus I no longer get the rewards on teh scale,. Maintaining just doesn't *feel* liek a reward for my efforts, even though I consider it the bigger achievement. >>I presume >>that is normal. I spend a lot of tiemshopping fo clothes that DO fit :) >>I've had to throw dozens of itmes of clothing out. > > Well, that part's fun! I do look dashing, even if i do say so myself. All the gay guys at work are impressed :) >>My new hobbies, to "replace" the diet, are learning more about how to >>dress well (i read IN Style and Vogue) and reading recipes. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in a pizza and that just smells too good.... So I'm still kind of > on-again-off-again. But better than I have been for a long while. Well, good for you. Just keep your goal in mind. And don't get so hungry that you can't resist a pizza, if you can. > Spring fever helps cuz it gets me out gardening and dreaming about > vine-ripened tomatoes and greens and low-carb veggies. > > I'll only be growing one higher-carb "veggie" this year: amaranth. > Because they have a very high protein content and you can make > high-fiber "rice krispies treats" with them. I knwo amaranth! It's up there with quinoa, which is in my cupboard. I'll need to come up with a recipe for it. I like it that it is so good for you and goes with most sauces and stews. > Oh and some watermelon cuz Thor loves them so much. > > Everything else will be low-carb or culinary (spices). And 6 kinds of > tomatoes. :-) Now don't make me envious of your garden. >>>Hi Wombn, >>>I'm in a.s. diet. I've lost almost 50 pounds since last May (I now weigh [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >You mean you have 50 pounds to lose? That's hard to imagine, considering >how slim you were 2,5 years ago. oh heaven's no! At 100 lbs, I'd be in serious danger! I'm 5'8". So I only want to go down to 130 lbs. I don't remember you being that much shorter than me... ? >> limits what I can do. She said I have to let it heal, and being >> diabetic, it takes longer. bleh. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >to them. They're more relaible than many ohter things in life. And >regarding exercise: would swimming be an option for you? heh. swimming is what caused it! *sigh* It's both shoulders. Apparently, T1 diabetics often have this problem. I'm allowed to swim only if I do dogpaddle. Can't do freestyle or backstroke or even breaststroke. She'd prefer I kick only and use a kickboard, or do running in water (I'd have to get deck shoes to do that cuz the floor of the pool is too slippery for barefeet to run on) And since I've had terrible flareups from walking (presumably because we swing our arms for balance), I''m allowed to do the stair steps or stationary bike thing, but not treadmill. >> Well, that part's fun! > >I do look dashing, even if i do say so myself. All the gay guys at work >are impressed :) :-D >>>Are you low-carbing ATM, then? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Well, good for you. Just keep your goal in mind. And don't get so >hungry that you can't resist a pizza, if you can. now that right there is the crux of the matter! >> Spring fever helps cuz it gets me out gardening and dreaming about >> vine-ripened tomatoes and greens and low-carb veggies. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >Now don't make me envious of your garden. um. You can't be envious. So far, the only thing I've ever been able to grow is elephant garlic. And they're not ready yet, so I could still manage to kill them. Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If laughter is the best medicine, then kittens should be covered by our health insurance. :-) > oh heaven's no! At 100 lbs, I'd be in serious danger! I'm 5'8". So > I only want to go down to 130 lbs. I don't remember you being that > much shorter than me... ? No, I must be around 5'9"(1.74 meters). I weigh around 62 kgs now, i think I was in the top 70s back then and ultimately wound up around 85 kg. 62 kg equals 147 punds, I think, my BMI is 20.5 >>>limits what I can do. She said I have to let it heal, and being >>>diabetic, it takes longer. bleh. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > heh. swimming is what caused it! *sigh* It's both shoulders. > Apparently, T1 diabetics often have this problem. Big big bummer.... > I'm allowed to swim only if I do dogpaddle. Can't do freestyle or > backstroke or even breaststroke. She'd prefer I kick only and use a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > we swing our arms for balance), I''m allowed to do the stair steps or > stationary bike thing, but not treadmill. Those are a lot of limitations. :( >>>Well, that part's fun! >> [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > to grow is elephant garlic. And they're not ready yet, so I could > still manage to kill them. You won't kill it, I'm sure. And spring is only starting, right? So you can grow many new thigns this year. >> oh heaven's no! At 100 lbs, I'd be in serious danger! I'm 5'8". So >> I only want to go down to 130 lbs. I don't remember you being that [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >think I was in the top 70s back then and ultimately wound up around 85 >kg. 62 kg equals 147 punds, I think, my BMI is 20.5 ah. That sounds better! >> And since I've had terrible flareups from walking (presumably because >> we swing our arms for balance), I''m allowed to do the stair steps or >> stationary bike thing, but not treadmill. >> >Those are a lot of limitations. :( I'm rather amazed, really. I never knew we used our shoulders so much. >> um. You can't be envious. So far, the only thing I've ever been able >> to grow is elephant garlic. And they're not ready yet, so I could >> still manage to kill them. > >You won't kill it, I'm sure. And spring is only starting, right? So you >can grow many new thigns this year. Well, I've got maybe 90 seedlings going so far.... we'll see. Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If laughter is the best medicine, then kittens should be covered by our health insurance. :-) > This food is actually quite tasty, but the label is the most absurd > misstatement ever made. 2g of protein, no fat and no carbs. Yeah > right. It is made of pureed eggplants, peppers and garlic, and (I > suppose) some vegetable oil. > > http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/NutritionLabel/ I have found that nutrition labels on "international foods" are highly prone to errors. E.g., just the other day I was looked at the stats for the spicy roasted chickpeas I've grown fond of, and the fat content for a 30g serving--which should have been around 4g--was mistyped as 14g. >> This food is actually quite tasty, but the label is the most absurd >> misstatement ever made. 2g of protein, no fat and no carbs. Yeah [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > roasted chickpeas I've grown fond of, and the fat content for a 30g > serving--which should have been around 4g--was mistyped as 14g. I agree about international foods in general, but am wondering about those chickpeas. Chickpeas are quite light and porous and, if cooked with fat, could absorb a lot of fat. Could it be that in this instance, the label was not as far off? If you are experimentally minded, you can weigh your chickpeas, soak your roasted chickpeas in a solvent overnight (outdoors), dry them, and compare the original weight with the dried defatted weight. Signature223/173.2/180 >This food is actually quite tasty, but the label is the most absurd >misstatement ever made. 2g of protein, no fat and no carbs. Yeah [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >i hee! That's pretty good! Although I must say the most absurd one I've ever seen is bottled water. 0% everything. well, duh. Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If laughter is the best medicine, then kittens should be covered by our health insurance. :-) |
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