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How can i calculate the number of calories from a nutrition label?
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Read it : A nutrition label has the number of calories per serving along with serving size.
Answered 4/10/2014
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See below: every gram of protein is 4 calories per gram every gram of carbohydrate or sugars is 4 calories per gram every gram of fat is 9 calories per gram add up all the calories from protein, carbs and fat and you have the total
Answered 2/17/2015
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