Question

A woman consumes 500 grams of carbohydrates, 30 grams of protein, and 75 grams of fat in one day. how many total kcalories has she taken in, and how many and what percentage of kcalories are from carbohydrate, protein, and fat?

Answer 1

To calculate the energy offered from food, multiply the number of grams of protein, carbohydrate, and fat by 4, 4, and 9, respectively.
Then add the results together.

Given: 500 grams of carbohydrates, 30 grams of protein, and 75 grams of fat in one day.

500 grams x 4 kcal/g = 2000 kcal
30 grams x 4 kcal/g = 120 kcal
75 grams x 9 kcal/g = 675 kcal
= 2795 kcal

From this data, you can calculate the percentage of k calories each of the energy nutrients give to the total.
Solution:

2000/2795 * 100% = 72% from carbohydrates
120/2795 * 100% = 4% from protein
675/2795 * 100% = 24% from fat
Total: 100%