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Do dairy producers deceive consumers?
Why is 2% fat milk called 2% fat milk when 45 calories from fat divided by 120 calories = 0.375 x 100 = 37.5 calories from fat and not 2%?
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I heard somewhere that the 2% is referring to 2% LESS fat than whole milk, rather than 2% in total. I don't know if that is accurate or not and it is worth researching. Great question!
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Because calories isn't the unit of measure being used to calculate that percentage. The 2% is based on the amount of the overall serving—not the % of calories the fat represents.
So, you've got 1 cup of milk overall—which is your serving size—and 2% of that cup (5 grams, or about 1 teaspoon) is the fat. You'll see on your label that 5 grams of fat is listed and then broken out by types of fat as well. So, that other .98 cups of milk has about 120 calories, and that 5 grams of fat has 45 calories in.
Worth remembering that a single gram of fat, contains way more calories than a single gram of pretty much anything else—and some of what is in your milk (like water) contain no calories at all.
I promise no one is trying to trick you. This has basically been the law about how milk is labelled for decades. Most other food as well have to calculate % by serving size, not by calorie content.
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I don't know the answer. But if you are concerned abut the dairy product you use, I think all packaging has at least a contact phone. Or if not, best place to look is the internet. Lets say it is Darigold milk. So I put in a search for 'Darigold consumer questions' and up came many links. I chose the one I am listing here.
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You can put in your equation and ask them how they come up with the whole, 2 % or non fat on labeling.
But please don't accuse them of anything bad because they may not answer your question.
I know many people who have had to call companies of all sorts of products to find out what a particular ingrediant was when it wasn't clear like the term 'natural flavors'. If they are allergic to certain flavorings, they need more detail and companies are happy to answer your questions. Then you can decide if you want to continue using their product or not.
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