BNI™ 044.98-fb: Potato crisps (average)

dietBNI™ 44.98-fb: Potato crisps (average), NZ, 2012.

This is the nutritional value of potato crisps². Below is an analysis of the average aggregated nutritional value of a sample of 11 products³. The sample was collated as part of a research on the nutritional composition of snacks in New Zealand. This nutritional profile can be summarised as being, mainly, biased towards deficiency in fiber, adequate in carbohydrate and sugar, high in fat, saturated fat and sodium, and low in protein.

This nutritional value may be more representative of those who change brands and flavors often, as well as of the population, in general. However, it is less representative of the universe of brands on offer and of those consumers who prefer a particular brand and flavor of potato crisps, where a prototypical nutritional value may be more relevant (see foodBNI).

Nutrition information (100g)
	Actual g	Actual Kcal	Actual %	Ideal %	Ideal Kcal	Ideal g
Protein	3.9	15.6	3.3	20.0	93.3	23.3
Carbohydrate	63.4	253.6	54.4	55.0	256.5	64.1
Sugar	2.7	10.8	2.3	< 10.0	< 46.6	< 11.7
Fat	21.9	197.1	42.3	25.0	116.6	13.0
Saturated fat	6.0	54.0	11.6	< 10.0	< 46.6	< 5.2
Fiber	3.2	-	10.7	23.3	-	7.0
Sodium	0.622	-	31.1	< 23.3	-	< 0.466
Misc	7.0	-	-	-	-	-7.8
Total	100.0	466.3	100.0	100.0	466.3	100.0
kJul	-	1951.0	-	-	1951.0	-

Nutritional balance (100g)
x	(bad)	Extremely low in protein
√	(good)	Adequate in carbohydrate
√	(good)	Very low in sugar
x	(bad)	Extremely high in fat
x	(bad)	High in saturated fat
x	(bad)	Extremely low in fiber
x	(bad)	Very high in sodium

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mid	p	c	f	fb
max		s	sf		na
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ideal % = grey cells; actual % = asterisk (*)

Serving analysis (serving size = 24.0 grams )
grams per serving = 24.0 grams
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small snack			large snack	small meal	large meal
(133 kcal)			(266 kcal)	(400 kcal)	(600 kcal)
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kcal per serving = 111.9 kcal

Balance simulation for this food (serving size = 24.0 grams )		Original BNI 44.98
Add now or next meal	0.9 g fiber	Reduce BNI to 32.33
Reduce in next meal	37.4 mg sodium	Reduce BNI to 37.19
		Both reduce BNI to 24.54

-	0.0 excess kcal protein
-	0.0 excess kcal sugar
-	0.0 excess kcal other carbs
Burn out	1.8 excess kcal saturated fat
Burn out	12.0 excess kcal other fats
Burn out a total of	13.7 kcal	Reduce BNI to 32.71

Burn those kcal out doing…	275 steps
or	5 minutes slow walking (~3.2km/h)
or	3 minutes fast walking (~5.6km/h)
or	1 minutes jogging (~8km/h)
or	3 minutes leisure cycling (<16km/h)
or	2 minutes swimming
or	1 minutes stair treadmill

Reduce kcal to	98.2 kcal per serving	All reduce BNI to 12.27
	98.2 kcal = energy for approximately	59 minutes (~ 1.0 hours)

References

1. PEREZGONZALEZ Jose D (2012). Crispy crisps. The Balanced Nutrition Index (ISSN 1177-8849), 2012, issue 7.

+++ Notes +++

2. Snacks made from dehydrated potato, potato flakes, etc (thus, not including potato chips).

3. Although 11 products seems like a small number, it actually comprises most, if not all, of the available potato crisps in three national supermarket chains.

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