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Old August 19th, 2004, 12:04 AM
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"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message
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lindad wrote:

does this mean that the fibre is always deducted in the UK?


Since food products made in the US will appear on shelves,
not always. Eurtopean products are not quite consistant
at presubtracting fiber on labels. Only most of the time.

or do you have to guess whether it has been or not.


No need to guess. Use the hidden carb formula. It will
tell you whether carbs are missing no matter if they were
falsely deducted "effective" carbs or if they were
pre-deducted fiber.

Fat is 9 calories per gram. Protein 4. Carbs 4. Multiply
them out, add the three, and compare your total with the
total calories on the label. If your total matches, no
fiber was deducted. If your total does not match, it had to
come from something not listed or roundoff error.


the 4-9-4 formula is an approximation.

See http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcom...faq.html#4-9-4

answering this question
I multiplied protein, fat and carbohydrate values by 4-9-4, but my energy
value is different from USDA's. Why?

also

look up A****er conversion factors

http://www.dietsoftware.com/a****er.shtml

Not saying that there aren't mistakes on labels. Just that sometimes
differences are due to the conversion factors.

Sid...


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Old August 19th, 2004, 12:04 AM
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"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message
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lindad wrote:

does this mean that the fibre is always deducted in the UK?


Since food products made in the US will appear on shelves,
not always. Eurtopean products are not quite consistant
at presubtracting fiber on labels. Only most of the time.

or do you have to guess whether it has been or not.


No need to guess. Use the hidden carb formula. It will
tell you whether carbs are missing no matter if they were
falsely deducted "effective" carbs or if they were
pre-deducted fiber.

Fat is 9 calories per gram. Protein 4. Carbs 4. Multiply
them out, add the three, and compare your total with the
total calories on the label. If your total matches, no
fiber was deducted. If your total does not match, it had to
come from something not listed or roundoff error.


the 4-9-4 formula is an approximation.

See http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcom...faq.html#4-9-4

answering this question
I multiplied protein, fat and carbohydrate values by 4-9-4, but my energy
value is different from USDA's. Why?

also

look up A****er conversion factors

http://www.dietsoftware.com/a****er.shtml

Not saying that there aren't mistakes on labels. Just that sometimes
differences are due to the conversion factors.

Sid...


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Old August 19th, 2004, 02:12 AM
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"OnlyMe" wrote in message ...
Hi fellow countryperson

I can't believe they don't have Quorn over the pond!?


They do have Quorn in the US. You do have to buy it in the
"health-food" supermarkets (Whole Foods, Wild Oats, etc.), but they
have it there.

It's just that most people here think Quorn is gross. And there were
already a lot of soybean-based "meat substitutes" on the market here
(unsurprisingly, because the US grows a lot of soybeans) that were
cheaper and much better established, so Quorn has a tough row to hoe
to break in...

T.
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Old August 19th, 2004, 02:12 AM
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"OnlyMe" wrote in message ...
Hi fellow countryperson

I can't believe they don't have Quorn over the pond!?


They do have Quorn in the US. You do have to buy it in the
"health-food" supermarkets (Whole Foods, Wild Oats, etc.), but they
have it there.

It's just that most people here think Quorn is gross. And there were
already a lot of soybean-based "meat substitutes" on the market here
(unsurprisingly, because the US grows a lot of soybeans) that were
cheaper and much better established, so Quorn has a tough row to hoe
to break in...

T.
 




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