Re: Cocoa labels

[Guest guest]

It is suprising... and disheartening. I'd bet the mislabling isn't

limited to cocoa.

citpeks wrote:

>

> After finding the error in the number of calories per serving in

> Trish's cocoa, I went on a field trip to my neighboring Whole Foods

> and Giant supermarkets to examine cocoa labels. The results may

> surprise you!

>

> Tony

> ====

> This is the cocoa that Trish brought to our attention:

> Chatfields Cocoa

> Serving size 30g

> Tot cal 60 (cal from fat 30)

> fat 3g (sat fat 2g)

> carb 16g (fiber 1g)

> prot 5g

> --

> calculated serving size: 3+16+5 = 24 grams

> calculated calories 3*9 + (16-1)*4 + 5*4 = 107 cal

> 78% error in calories on package (underestimate)

>

> =================

> Lake Champlain unsweetened cocoa (Dutch Cocoa)

> 10 oz (283g) package - servings per container 10

> Serving size 28g

> Tot cal 60 (cal from fat 30)

> fat 3g (sat fat 0g)

> carb 14g (fiber 8g)

> prot 8g

> --

> calculated serving size: 3+14+8 = 25 g

> calculated calories 3*9+(14-8)*4+8*4 = 83 cal

> 38% error in calories on package (underestimate)

>

> ==================

> Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa

> 10 oz (283g) package - servings per container ~47

> Serving size 1 tablespoon (6g)

> Tot cal 15 (cal from fat 10)

> fat 1.5g (sat fat 1g)

> carb 3g (fiber 2g)

> prot 1g

> --

> calculated serving size: 1.5+3+1 = 5.5 g

> calculated calories 1.5*9+(3-2)*4+1*4 = 21.5 cal

> 43% error in calories on package (underestimate)

>

> ==================

> Droste cocoa

> 8.8 oz (250g) package - servings per container 50

> Serving size 1 tablespoon (5g)

> Tot cal 15 (cal from fat 9)

> fat 1g (sat fat 0.5g)

> carb 2g (fiber 1g)

> prot <1g

> --

> calculated serving size: 1+2+1 = 4 g

> calculated calories 1*9+(2-1)*4+1*4 = 17 cal

> Calories are approximately correct considering rounding errors due to

> small serving size.

>

> ==================

> Hershey's Dutch process cocoa was correct at 20 cal per 5g serving

> ==================

> Scharffenberger cocoa declared 25 calories per 5 gram serving. This

> is a 25% OVER the actual calories.