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I have just bought a bag of Dextrose for carbing days on the TSPA.

Question is the bag states 80g serving is 300 kcals but as there is no fat or protein the cals should come from carbohydrates only and 4x 80g serving should state 320 not 300 anybody eles think this to?

stickupkid wrote:I have just bought a bag of Dextrose for carbing days on the TSPA.

Question is the bag states 80g serving is 300 kcals but as there is no fat or protein the cals should come from carbohydrates only and 4x 80g serving should state 320 not 300 anybody eles think this to?

Whilst the dextrose supplement might say "100% pure" it probably isn't 100% carbohydrate, it's about 90-something percent. So find out how many grams of carbs are in an 80g serving and multiply it by 4 to get the calories. 300 sounds about right.

The pakage states "This product is 100% Dexrose with nothing added or taken away"

Nutritional Information
Per 80g:
Energy: 300.0cal
Protein (as-is): 0.0g
Carbohydrates: 80.0g
of which sugars: 80.0g
Fat: 0.0g

80 grams x 4 is 320 not 300?

Well spotted then. I based my answer by checking the ingredients list of a well known brand, which for a 20g serving had 18g of carbs, yet was 100% pure. So whilst the packaging could be wrong (I doubt that) I'd somehow weirdly take it's advice and use the 300 calories. On say 2000 cals a day diet that's only a 1% error in any case, which is within reasonable boundaries. You could always call the customer help line on the packaging, most companies are friendly enough.

Thanks for reply richard-a I apperciate your advice.