Re: Nutiva bars high in Omega 3's & E.

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From: trish

Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 1:35 PM

Subject: [ ] Nutiva bars high in Omega 3's & E.

Organic Ingredients: sunflower seeds, honey, sesame seeds, flax seeds, raisins,

pumpkin seeds, almonds, may contain

traces of peanut.*

Nutritional Facts: Serving Size 1 bar (40g)

Calories 280,

Protein 14 g, 56 cals

Total Fat 19 g, 170 cals

Saturated Fat 2 g

Mono & Poly 17 g,

Total Carbohydrates 12 g, 48 cals

Sugars 5 g,

Cholesterol 0 mg

Fiber 6 g

Sodium 10 mg,

PFC 20:62:18

Hi Trish,

Looks ok assuming you don't eat heaps & there is not a lot of Omega 6 in there.

Too bad they didn't breakdown the mono,

poly, omega 6 & omega 3 fats .

Greg

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Greg wrote:Looks ok assuming you don't eat heaps & there is not a lot of Omega 6 in there. Too bad they didn't breakdown the mono,poly, omega 6 & omega 3 fats .Greg

Trish writes:

I agree, wish there were more info on breakdown of fats, & this is not exactly low calorie. And I notice that you do include fiber in your carb calcs.. if the fiber was netted out as an "inactive" carb, the carb ratio would be about 8%. It does seem to be the only one like it on the market... I don't prefer to cook & prepare foods. I would like to see an improvement on the balance bars and these bars... more balance haha. Trish

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Should the dietary fiber content listed on the label of a food be deducted from the caloric calculation of that food and if that deduction is not reflected on the label does put into question that actual fiber amount? I am trying to limit my carb intake per meal for tight glycemic control. The Tempe I eat has 8 grams of fiber per 76 gram serving but the deduction of those calories is not reflected in the caloric label calculation. Don