9225Introduction to CHOCounting.pdf - NDR-UK

The labels below show suggested portion sizes of different foods. Compare your portion size
to those suggested on the labels.
How much carbohydrate is in y o u r p o r t i o n ?
Jaffa Cake s
Typical values Per Jaffa cake Per 100g
Energy 42 kcal 370 kcal
Carbohydrate 7.6g 67.6g
of which sugars 6.0g 53.3g
Fat 1.0 8.8g
If you ate 3 jaffa cakes, you would need to multiply the amount of carbohydrate in one jaffa
cake by 3.
7.6 x 3 = 22.8g CHO
Fish Fingers
Typical values Per portion (3 fish fingers) Per 100g
Energy 170 kcal 183 kcal
Carbohydrate 14.0g 15.1g
of which sugars 0.6g 0.7g
Fat 7.1g 7.9g
The label tells you that 3 fish fingers contain 14.0g carbohydrate in total.
If your portion is a different size, you need to change the calculation a little to work out how
much carbohydrate you have.
If you want to eat a different amount:
1 . Work out how much carbohydrate is in one fish finger.
2 . Multiply this amount by the number of fish fingers you are going to have.
1 . Divide the total amount of CHO in each portion (3 fish fingers) by 3 to find the amount in 1
fish finger.
3 fish fingers = 14.0g CHO
14.0 ÷ 3 = 4.6g CHO per fish finger.
2 . Multiply this amount by how many fish fingers you want.
1 fish finger = 4.6g CHO
2 fish fingers = CHO
4 fish fingers = CHO.
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