Strangest nutrition facts I’ve seen
Nutrition facts from coconut powder:
The saturated fat content is ridiculously high (a mere 25g of this stuff has about as much artery-clogging fat as a Chipotle Burrito Bowl). And to top it off, the total fat is somehow listed as 8 grams lower than the saturated fat.
The % Daily values show 26% for the fat (out of 65g) and 75% for the saturated fat (out of 20g), so this I’m guessing this is a a typo where the total fat should be 17g instead of 7g.
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9 Responses to “Strangest nutrition facts I’ve seen”
In general, Coconut Oil is considered worrisome due to a very high presence of saturated fat. While I cannot speak towards Coconut Powder, my general suggestion would be to responsibly monitor your intake of Coconut / Avocado products.
These fruits seem to have the same status as Egg Yolks – which are considered to be both good (vitamins) and bad (cholesterol) – and as such, healthy when consumed in moderation.
By Anonymous on Sep 5, 2007
@Anonymous: Thanks for the comment. It allows me to ramble on about my food trivia.
While it is true that coconut oil is considered bad because of the high saturated fat, don’t lump avocado into that category!
Though high in fat, avocado is considered a very healthy food–it is low is saturated fat and high in nutrients like folate.
As I understand, egg yolks are somewhere in the middle becuase they are high in nutrients at a cost of medium levels of saturated fats. The fact that egg yolks are high in cholesterol does not mean they raise your blood cholesterol. Saturated fats and trans fats are a bigger contributor, according to the Mayo clinic.
**Disclaimer: I am not a food expert. This is just my best understanding of nutrition from reading health articles. And we know health knowledge is fallible (the same people who want to ban trans fats were the ones who touted it as an improvement over butter in the 1960s. )
By Presh on Sep 6, 2007
Under no circumstances should you ingest that much saturated fat.
Also if you are really concerned about fat in general, do some research on monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, saturated fats, and transfats.
I personally find issue with the fact that a fatty acid maxed out with hydrogen bonds is somehow bad for you just because a bunch of researchers tell you so; however, try to cut saturated fats from your diet, and I’m sure you’ll still get plenty.
Research in general has a tendency to be overrated and performed by those without a good understanding of the statistics that govern the results. It also unfortunately lacks any of this stigma and is often taken as truth.
By housewives.
By Joon on Sep 6, 2007
That looks like a cell phone photo, did you actually buy this?
Also, would someone be using coconut powder in baking? I figure that nutrition facts become less of an issue when somebody wants to put this stuff in a cake.
By Erik on Sep 6, 2007
@Joon: It’s funny how some research “sticks” and is propagated. I think what happens is the message is lost in translation. One research report I saw talked about portion control as effective for diets. The researchers implemented portion control via frozen foods. The headline was great: “Frozen Foods are good for diets.”
@Erik: Shrewd observation my friend. My grandma tells me she uses it sparingly in making Indian food, though for what, I don’t know.
By Presh on Sep 6, 2007
That reminds me of the TUBS of clarified butter you can get at India grocery stores….or the TUBS of mayonnaise you can get a Sams Club….yesh
By RohoMech on Sep 6, 2007
but the beauty of clarified butter is that it has a higher smoke point than regular butter making it more versatile as a cooking oil.
i see what joon is saying but instead find that oftentimes the lay press over interpret the medical literature and attribute conclusions to studies that were never in fact claimed by the original researchers.
oftentimes the larger studies do employ statisticians to vet their methods….but people sometimes fail to realize that statistical significance doesn’t always imply clinical or real world significance.
By cchow on Sep 9, 2007
Yes that was strange.Where do you find this out at?
Chris
By Chris on Jul 2, 2008
Chris: I heard coconut was “bad” in terms of fat, so I had to peek when I found the nutrition facts for coconut powder.
By Presh Talwalkar on Jul 3, 2008