About The Charts and Nutrition Facts
- For accuracy, the calorie chart and fat chart are based on the biggest serving size available.
- These nutrition facts came directly from the USDA or manufacturer/restaurant.
- If you're using a calorie counter, remember that Fat, Carbs, and Protein calories are just close estimations based on the Atwater factors:
Fat: 9 cal/g Carb: 4 cal/g Protein: 4 cal/g
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Please remember this when using this information to make healthy food choices for your diet.
Calories - At this serving size there are 60 Calories per serving. A closer look shows: 40 Calories from Fat, 12 Calories from Protein, and 4 Calories from Carbohydrate. If you're keeping track, a good calorie counter can make this easy -- see the software below.
*Fat/Carb/Pro calories based on the Atwater (9/4/4) calculations.
Fat - One serving of this size contains 4.5 grams of total Fat. There can be several types of Fat in each food. In this case 2.5 grams are from Saturated Fat, Trans Fat is unknown, and there are 2 grams left over.
Cholesterol - The amount of Cholesterol in one serving is 15 mg.
Carbohydrates - One serving of this food has 1 gram of Carbohydrate. A closer look reveals 1 gram of Sugar and zero grams of Fiber. Also, a serving of this size has 1 Net Carb. Net Carbs are calculated by subtracting Fiber and Sugar Alcohols (if known) from the total Carbohydrate amount. This is useful to know if you are counting carbs or living with diabetes.
Protein - There are 3 grams of Protein in each serving of this food.
Minerals - In one serving there are 200 mg of Calcium, but it is not a significant source of Iron. In addition, this serving size contains 250 mg of Sodium.
Vitamins - This food has Vitamin A, but doesn't have a significant amount of Vitamin C. One serving provides 100 International Units of Vitamin A. |