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The % Daily Value describes the amount of fat in a food. The % kcalories of fat

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Question

The % Daily Value describes the amount of fat in a food. The % kcalories of fat describes the amount of fat in the diet. 1 tablespoon of butter and one tablespoon of sour cream (you might want to add to baked potato) provides 150kcalories and 13grams of fat. The Daily Value for fat based on a 2000 kCalorie diet is 65 grams (9kcal/g). Which number will provide you with an accurate idea of how this choice affects the Daily Value recommendation? What is the percent Daily Value? What is the percent kcalories?

The % Daily Value describes the amount of fat in a food. The % kcalories of fat describes the amount of fat in the diet. 1 tablespoon of butter and one tablespoon of sour cream (you might want to add to baked potato) provides 150kcalories and 13grams of fat. The Daily Value for fat based on a 2000 kCalorie diet is 65 grams (9kcal/g). Which number will provide you with an accurate idea of how this choice affects the Daily Value recommendation? What is the percent Daily Value? What is the percent kcalories?

Explanation / Answer

Solution

%Kcalories will provide with an accurate idea of how this choice affects the Daily Value recommendation.

Percent daily value = 13/65 = 20%

Percent Kcalories = 13*9 = 117/150 = 78%