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> "at best, the protein can sometimes be inferred from the nutritional information." I looked at some recently in the UK and the nutritional information is alw
by jodrellblank 24d ago
> "at best, the protein can sometimes be inferred from the nutritional information."
I looked at some recently in the UK and the nutritional information is always per 100g and says e.g. 11.5g protein. Is there something wrong with that meaning 11.5% without any inference, or are continental European nutritional information boxes presented differently?
- amluto 24d agoIn the US, at least in larger sized bags, flour seems to be treated as an ingredient and there might not be a nutritional fact label. I admit that I didn’t look that carefully last time I was in a European grocery store. I imagine that the 11.5g you’re looking at really does mean 11.5%.
- Ariarule 24d agoHuh? Processed ingredients don't generally get a pass on nutritional labeling requirements in the US. A bag of flour in a grocery store should have a label.
- amluto 24d agoI checked some 25lb bags of flour (not from a grocery store) and they do not appear to have any nutritional facts label.
- Ariarule 23d agoOk, if they're meant to be marketed for food service, like a bakery regardless of who actually purchases them, then that does makes sense.
- crote 22d agoThe European grocery-bought bag of sugar I have lying around has a regular nutritional label, including a list of ingredients. Spoilers: sugar is made out of sugar and contains almost 100g of sugar per 100g.
- jodrellblank 24d agoAhh, I am just looking at 1Kg consumer/household bags, maybe commercial huge bags are different.
- amluto 23d agoMaybe this is just a difference in where the label is. I found an actual nutrition fact panel on the flour’s website.