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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / June 2008GDA - am I missing something?
So I was reading the nutritional info on a sandwich I bought at M&S and on the package there is a GDA (as in Guideline Daily Amount) breakdown that goes like this: Energy (kcal): 2000 Protein: 45g Carbohydrate: 230g of which sugars: 90g Fat: 70g of which saturates: 20g Fibre: 24g Sodium: 2.4g Equivalent as salt: 6g This also appears on their web site: http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/node/n/51422031?ie=UTF8&mnSBrand=core Am I missing something here, because when you add up those calories (45*4+230*4+70*9) it comes up to 1730 kcal?? Not 2000 kcal. Or they are (un)intentionally misleading the public? Regards, Goran Tomas On Jun 15, 12:45 pm, Goran Tomas <goran.tomasN...@Memail.htnet.hr> wrote: > So I was reading the nutritional info on a sandwich I bought at M&S > and on the package there is a GDA (as in Guideline Daily Amount) [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Sodium: 2.4g > Equivalent as salt: 6g > This also appears on their web site:http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/node/n/51422031?ie=UTF8&mnSBrand=core > Am I missing something here, because when you add up those calories > (45*4+230*4+70*9) it comes up to 1730 kcal?? Not 2000 kcal. > Or they are (un)intentionally misleading the public? No, they are just leaving slack for calories which can be made up from extra protein, fat, and carbohydrates. The guidelines don't seem to be accurate being high in both fat and carbohydrates and low in protein. -- Ron >On Jun 15, 12:45 pm, Goran Tomas <goran.tomasN...@Memail.htnet.hr> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >No, they are just leaving slack for calories which can be made up from >extra protein, fat, and carbohydrates. Are you saying they can put extra 270 kcal in (let say 30g of fat) and not display it? >The guidelines don't seem to be accurate being high in both fat and >carbohydrates and low in protein. Definitely low in protein and high in fat... Regards, Goran Tomas On Jun 15, 5:28 pm, Goran Tomas <goran.tomasN...@Memail.htnet.hr> wrote: > On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:06:18 -0700 (PDT), Ron Peterson > >No, they are just leaving slack for calories which can be made up from > >extra protein, fat, and carbohydrates. > Are you saying they can put extra 270 kcal in (let say 30g of fat) and > not display it? No, the guideline daily amount (GDA) is independent of any product. You could also get the calories from alcohol. > >The guidelines don't seem to be accurate being high in both fat and > >carbohydrates and low in protein. > Definitely low in protein and high in fat... Since PUFA is the only fat required by the body and probably 10 g would be sufficient, they seem to be adding saturated and monounsaturated fat to the diet. -- Ron |
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