Do The Nutrition Facts On The Label Of A Can Of Fruit Include The Juice It Is Packed In?
Posted by Zolly | Under Nutrition Friday Jun 26, 2009I’m trying to keep track of my calorie intake for dietary purposes. When I read the can of pineapple chunks that I just ate to get an idea about how many calories it had, it said it has 70 calories per serving. Does that amount include the juice that it is packed in, or am I eating an unknown amount of extra calories if I also drink the juice in the can along with eating the fruit?
Calorie counts and nutritional information on packages are determined for the entire contents of the can. Fruit packed in juice has a higher calorie content than that packed in water, for this reason. So you can eat the fruit and drink the juice based on the information listed on the side. If you want to figure your intact most accurately, you would need to pour off the liquid and measure it out in servings according to the number listed on the can, and then combine that with the fruit, also divided into the correct number of servings. Both juice and fruit are accounted for, because the sugar in the juice would alter the caloric and carbohydrate content of the fruit.
Yes, the juice is included in the nutrition label. Some canned fruit comes in both Heavy and Light Syrup and you will note that the Light Syrup has less calories. Good Luck!
The juice is included.
Thank you it is wise of you to read the nutritional value of any can food of your interest. Actually the calories include the total edible content of the can.