Calorie info on foods/packages sold in supermarkets always correct?

[seanmrector]

Bought some pork loin Ribs marinated in bbq sauce and the packing says 5oz edible portion

Calories: 330
Fat:17
Carbs:19
Protein:23

Tony ramanos ribs btw..

Their is alot of bbq sauce on them haha...

[seanmrector]

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[CaliforniaKing]

I have no idea if there's laws that require it to be 100% accurate or anything, but I've bought some stuff and the label seems to be completely inaccurate. Plus, they can trick you with their serving size..i.e. Pam spray IS 0 cals, but for 1/3 of a second spray...wtf?

[seanmrector]

I have no idea if there's laws that require it to be 100% accurate or anything, but I've bought some stuff and the label seems to be completely inaccurate. Plus, they can trick you with their serving size..i.e. Pam spray IS 0 cals, but for 1/3 of a second spray...wtf?

haha so true..

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[mkal]

My understanding is that the law allows anything < 5 calories to be labeled as 0 calories per serving. Also, the nutritional info is correct by weight but not necessarily by serving size. That was worded poorly, but here's an example: if 2 slices of bread is 120 calories, and the weight listed is 45g. However, if you weigh the bread, it may be 40-50g because of inconsistencies with each slice, so those 2 slices could be anywhere between 106-133 calories. Or at least, that's how I thought it worked, I could be talking out of my ass...

[MikeK46]

Also, the nutritional info is correct by weight but not necessarily by serving size.

It should be close, but it will not exactly because there will obviously be slight variation with the exact amount of each ingredient in the food.

[mkal]

It should be close, but it will not exactly because there will obviously be slight variation with the exact amount of each ingredient in the food.

Yup. I would say that variation when weighing is definitely negligible while the variation by serving size is probably negligible (unless maybe you're pre-contest).