Are Oreos on American shelves packaged in 3 columns? (Just wondering about the odd number.)
I'm surprised to discover that cookie manufacturers aren't required to specify on the package about how many cookies constitute a serving (in addition to providing the weight, which is going to be more accurate for calculating calories). In fact, this page from the FDA indicates it should:
"The serving size of products that come in discrete units, such as cookies, candy bars, and sliced products, is the number of whole units that most closely approximates the reference amount. Cookies are an example. Under the 'bakery products' category, cookies have a reference amount of 30 g. The household measure closest to that amount is the number of cookies that comes closest to weighing 30 g. Thus, the serving size on the label of a package of cookies in which each cookie weighs 13 g would read '2 cookies (26 g).'"
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Date: 2007-03-12 03:25 am (UTC)I'm surprised to discover that cookie manufacturers aren't required to specify on the package about how many cookies constitute a serving (in addition to providing the weight, which is going to be more accurate for calculating calories). In fact, this page from the FDA indicates it should:
"The serving size of products that come in discrete units, such as cookies, candy bars, and sliced products, is the number of whole units that most closely approximates the reference amount. Cookies are an example. Under the 'bakery products' category, cookies have a reference amount of 30 g. The household measure closest to that amount is the number of cookies that comes closest to weighing 30 g. Thus, the serving size on the label of a package of cookies in which each cookie weighs 13 g would read '2 cookies (26 g).'"
I am not avoiding doing work. Okay, I am.