How can this be fried in oil and have essentially the same nutritional profile as bare grilled chicken?
by Potle09
15 Comments
theblueststar
yeah, I wouldn’t trust that nutritional label
Animajax
I recommend getting an air fryer or just baking them in the oven
veerkanch489
Realgood has the same nutritition facts I think
Sl1z
Yeah fried in oil should have more than 2g of fat
imliterallyvibing
just the egg alone has 6g fat lmao
DarknovDono
Honestly it’s quite possible. Most of the ingredients are just straight up protein + water. There are no percentages but I would assume oil is a very small part because it’s at the end.
Unclestanky
What are they?
Sanch0panza
What are these??
MichthegreatEST
This sounds too good to be true
Marzopup
Are these realgood? I have been obsessed with them lately. I used to find them way too try but lately I don’t know if they changed the formula or what but they’re *great.* Feels like eating a chick fil a nugget.
loxical
When companies test for caloric content the labs that check this usually test an average collected sample (for averaging servings from “as packaged” item, so in processed foods like this that means the weight is based on the pre-prepared/precooked sample, so if it’s frozen, it’s weighed frozen for the serving size), the sample is then burned in a vacuum which determines the total calories given by the heat given by the sample, which has a variation allowed to be considered when creating the nutrition information (and why you’ll see +/- a few calories for the macros listed) – so long as the company measured the sample servings appropriately the information should be accurate. The reporting is also strictly regulated by the government, however due to all things government related we can assume that the amount of random testing and inspection by regulatory authorities is lacking and any company that can get away with a little fudging will likely do so within a small margin (for plausible deniability) to stay under the radar. If you’ve ever worked in compliance at a company I’m sure you’ve found that all companies do what they can to just get by on any regulations obligated within the industry, without risking high fines, closures, or lawsuits.
Each gram of protein=4 calories, so for 23 grams of protein you get 92 calories. Each gram of carb is also 4 calories, so for this serving size that has you at 16 additional calories, putting it at 108 calories so far, then you have the fat. Compared to protein and carbs, fat is over double calories, at 9 calories per gram, so that’s an additional 18 calories based on this nutrition profile, putting the amount around 126 calories total.
If one were to take these and further deep fry them in additional oil, it would add more calories from that fat. If these are baked, nothing added, then the nutrition profile is about right based on the serving size and what they’ve listed in the nutrition profile. Ingredients are a factor, but keep in mind the ingredients listed aren’t like a recipe, so without seeing the measure of each of those per serving this nutrition profile seems right on par with the macros listed. Also keep in mind that grapeseed oil (which it’s listed as fried in) is quite astringent- it dries stuff out without lingering, hard to explain but it’s like a drying oil more than a fatty oil, in how it behaves. This may be how it achieves the deep fried feel without having the excessively oiliness or excess coating on each piece, saving you calories.
InJailForCrimes
What do you see in there that looks unreasonable?
not_now_reddit
There’s a lot of low-calorie fillers in there. And not everything that is fried absorbs the same amount of oil. If something is more porous, it’ll absorb more. You can also remove excess oil after cooking
plumhead99
Woah where did you find this!?
Glittering_Oranges
They can be wrong by 20% if this is a US brand but I wouldn’t worry too much if it’s a mass market item. Most people say that 20% shouldn’t make a difference in your diet.
15 Comments
yeah, I wouldn’t trust that nutritional label
I recommend getting an air fryer or just baking them in the oven
Realgood has the same nutritition facts I think
Yeah fried in oil should have more than 2g of fat
just the egg alone has 6g fat lmao
Honestly it’s quite possible. Most of the ingredients are just straight up protein + water. There are no percentages but I would assume oil is a very small part because it’s at the end.
What are they?
What are these??
This sounds too good to be true
Are these realgood? I have been obsessed with them lately. I used to find them way too try but lately I don’t know if they changed the formula or what but they’re *great.* Feels like eating a chick fil a nugget.
When companies test for caloric content the labs that check this usually test an average collected sample (for averaging servings from “as packaged” item, so in processed foods like this that means the weight is based on the pre-prepared/precooked sample, so if it’s frozen, it’s weighed frozen for the serving size), the sample is then burned in a vacuum which determines the total calories given by the heat given by the sample, which has a variation allowed to be considered when creating the nutrition information (and why you’ll see +/- a few calories for the macros listed) – so long as the company measured the sample servings appropriately the information should be accurate. The reporting is also strictly regulated by the government, however due to all things government related we can assume that the amount of random testing and inspection by regulatory authorities is lacking and any company that can get away with a little fudging will likely do so within a small margin (for plausible deniability) to stay under the radar. If you’ve ever worked in compliance at a company I’m sure you’ve found that all companies do what they can to just get by on any regulations obligated within the industry, without risking high fines, closures, or lawsuits.
Each gram of protein=4 calories, so for 23 grams of protein you get 92 calories. Each gram of carb is also 4 calories, so for this serving size that has you at 16 additional calories, putting it at 108 calories so far, then you have the fat. Compared to protein and carbs, fat is over double calories, at 9 calories per gram, so that’s an additional 18 calories based on this nutrition profile, putting the amount around 126 calories total.
If one were to take these and further deep fry them in additional oil, it would add more calories from that fat. If these are baked, nothing added, then the nutrition profile is about right based on the serving size and what they’ve listed in the nutrition profile. Ingredients are a factor, but keep in mind the ingredients listed aren’t like a recipe, so without seeing the measure of each of those per serving this nutrition profile seems right on par with the macros listed. Also keep in mind that grapeseed oil (which it’s listed as fried in) is quite astringent- it dries stuff out without lingering, hard to explain but it’s like a drying oil more than a fatty oil, in how it behaves. This may be how it achieves the deep fried feel without having the excessively oiliness or excess coating on each piece, saving you calories.
What do you see in there that looks unreasonable?
There’s a lot of low-calorie fillers in there. And not everything that is fried absorbs the same amount of oil. If something is more porous, it’ll absorb more. You can also remove excess oil after cooking
Woah where did you find this!?
They can be wrong by 20% if this is a US brand but I wouldn’t worry too much if it’s a mass market item. Most people say that 20% shouldn’t make a difference in your diet.