Packaging inconsistencies.

[determination25]

Hi everyone, 

has anyone else noticed that calorie information on the front of some food packaging is extremely misleading?

 I first noticed it with bacon, the calories were measured using a 24g rasher but they actually weighed 38g which has quite an impact on overall calories. 

Then I noticed it on a pack of stir fry, it half the information for half a pack at 125g but half a pack is actually 160g.

I am glad I have noticed otherwise I could end up going over my daily calories allowance without knowing.

[merrymanda]

Yes, it can be misleading and frustrating as I think they use things  like average size for say a rasher of bacon as the calories and as we know sizes vary. You have to really careful!

Merrymanda

[Lexi_1812 2 stone]

The calorie information that gets me is pasta - 100g cooked pasta is around 160 calories, but 100g dry pasta is around 350! But wouldn't most people weigh dry pasta before putting it in the pan rather than weighing it once they'd cooked it? The amount of water used (as long as it is only water) is irrelevant then as water has zero calories. Yet some brands insist on putting the cooked calories on the front of the packet while hiding the dried weight, which got me when I first started calorie counting.

[Cooper27]

I hadn't noticed the 'half a bag' one before, that's pretty alarming! And the bacon is surely misleading?

I have noticed silly things with calorie counts before. For example you'll get calories per 7 sweets, but a pack contains 18, or 100 calories per portion, where a portion is 25g and the pack contains 60g. Frustrating, but we just have to remain vigilant!

[determination25]

I realise it's a marketing ploy to make their food appear healthier but it really needs to change. It's all just so sneaky.

[IndigoBlue61]

Oh don't get me started!!! Cals per 100ml and jar is in grams is another confusing one!! We just have to be extra vigilant 😊