Reading labels

[Sharron1]

I wonder if anyone can help. I don't understand. On the back of a box of cuppa soup (81g per sachet) it gives carbs for 100 g as prepared whch is 4.0 which i get as that is usual. Then there is an amount for per portion (250g ) as prepared and the carbs are 10.00. What is the 2nd amount for and where does the 250g per portion come from . This has been confusing me for ages. Where is the increase, surely not from adding water?

 

[Leadinglights]

I wonder if anyone can help. I don't understand. On the back of a box of cuppa soup (81g per sachet) it gives carbs for 100 g as prepared whch is 4.0 which i get as that is usual. Then there is an amount for per portion (250g ) as prepared and the carbs are 10.00. What is the 2nd amount for and where does the 250g per portion come from . This has been confusing me for ages. Where is the increase, surely not from adding water?

I think I see. The 81g packet prepares 250mls of the soup by adding 230mls water and that is 10g carb. But per 100ml that is 4g carb ie 10 divided by 2.5

 

[zuludog]

If you make up the dry powder into a mug of soup according to the manufacturer's instructions/recommendations, then the resulting liquid soup will contain 4g carbohydrate per 100g of soup = 4%

But a sachet of the dry powder (81g) is intended to be made up into a mugful, in this case 250g, so the total 250g of ready to drink soup will contain 10g carbohydrate = 4%, ie the same level

There is no increase in the level of carb, but the total amount increases because you're making up the whole packet

 

[Sharron1]

Thank you.

 

[Sharron1]

If you make up the dry powder into a mug of soup according to the manufacturer's instructions/recommendations, then the resulting liquid soup will contain 4g carbohydrate per 100g of soup = 4%

But a sachet of the dry powder (81g) is intended to be made up into a mugful, in this case 250g, so the total 250g of ready to drink soup will contain 10g carbohydrate = 4%, ie the same level

There is no increase in the level of carb, but the total amount increases because you're making up the whole packet

I think I see. The 81g packet prepares 250mls of the soup by adding 230mls water and that is 10g carb. But per 100ml that is 4g carb ie 10 divided by 2.5

Thank you

 

[zuludog]

Thank you

Yes, that's it

Have a look at the labels on the packets, jars, cans, etc for other items and you will usually see two figures -

1) The weight or level per 100g for fat, protein, vitamins, salt, and so on, which is the percent
This means that even if the packet or jar contains 120g, 225g, 400g, 415g or whatever you can make a simple, straightforward comparison

2) The weight or level for fat, protein, salt etc per serving, so you get an idea of the total amount of the ingredient that you are consuming
But note that the manufacturer's suggested serving is very often smaller than we might serve up for ourselves!