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How do food manufacturers calculate the calorie count of packaged foods? (2003)

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Re: How do food manufacturers calculate the calorie count of packaged foods? (2003)

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Post by analog31 »

jacalata wrote: post #143
analog31 wrote: post #135

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So far... Flour 765 g, some white and some whole wheat Yeast 18 g, probably too much Water 611 g, eyeballed 600 ml in old glass measuring cup After kneading 1408 g After first rising 1416 g After "punch down" and second rising 1406 g Formed into loaves, waiting to rise before putting in oven Edit: After baking, 1271 g I'm using a creaky old Ohaus dual pan balance, surplus from an industrial lab. The process is not en…

Presumably that gain after first rising is experimental error? What could cause it to gain weight there?

Probably experimental error.

Re: How do food manufacturers calculate the calorie count of packaged foods? (2003)

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Post by Scarblac »

eru wrote: post #147
jacalata wrote: post #117

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I don't know if the factories are manufacturing enough, or capable of ramping up to do so. It's a huge increase in demand. I heard of similar problems in Australia.

Sure, but why not just charge more and sell to the highest bidders?

Because it's baby formula, produced here, and rather vital. Government is _not_ going to stand idly by if it disappears from stores because some other country bids more.

Re: How do food manufacturers calculate the calorie count of packaged foods? (2003)

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Post by hueving »

thinkloop wrote: post #127
hueving wrote: post #125

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>A dog is pretty much a 2 yr old child. So is a pig, so this logic really only applies to vegetarians. There is still something else that motivates meat eating people to care more for their pets.

> So is a pig, so this logic really only applies to vegetarians. The quality of life of farm animals should also be respected. If they live their lives in suffering, that shouldn't be taken lightly. At the same time all animals will die at some point, with or without human intervention. If that death happens at a slightly different time for the reality of the way nature works, that's not inconsistent. Keep in mind th…

>that's not inconsistent

Only if you put down any pet immediately when it becomes sick with something non trivial (what we do with farm animals). However, that's not the case when people spend thousands on a pet to keep it alive with complex treatments.

Re: How do food manufacturers calculate the calorie count of packaged foods? (2003)

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Post by jacalata »

eru wrote: post #147
jacalata wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know if the factories are manufacturing enough, or capable of ramping up to do so. It's a huge increase in demand. I heard of similar problems in Australia.

Sure, but why not just charge more and sell to the highest bidders?

It's called "civilisation"

Re: How do food manufacturers calculate the calorie count of packaged foods? (2003)

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Post by projektfu »

DrScump wrote: post #119
projektfu wrote: post #81

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I am a veterinarian with an interest in nutrition. While it is true that the vast majority of the brands are virtual brands who have another manufacturer making their food, it is not true for the three brands you have mentioned whose owners sell most of the food sold. Purina (Nestle), Iams (Mars) and Royal Canin (Mars) manufacture their own food, as does Hill's (Colgate-Palmolive) and Pedigree (Mars). Mars, Nestle an…

One roster: http://aplusflintriverranch.com/define-menufoods-petfoodreca...

Ok, I was unaware of these SKUs. I will have to ask if they learned their lesson.

Re: How do food manufacturers calculate the calorie count of packaged foods? (2003)

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Post by eru »

jacalata wrote: post #154
eru wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, but why not just charge more and sell to the highest bidders?

It's called "civilisation"

Civilization is to deny milk powder to people who want to pay for it, just because they are from another side of a border?
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