Question

The label on a ready-to-eat cereal box indicates that 1 cup contains 32 grams of carbohydrate, 4 grams of protein, and 2 grams of fat. how many kcal are there in two cups of this cereal?

Answer 1

Energy given by carbohydrates present in one cup =$32 g * \frac{4 kcal}{1 g}$ = 128 kcal

Energy given by proteins present in one cup = $4 g * \frac{4 kcal}{1 g} = 16 kcal$

Energy given by fat in one cup = $2 g * \frac{9 kcal}{1 g} = 18 kcal$

Total energy in one cup of cereal box = 128 kcal + 16 kcal + 18 kcal = 162 kcal

Energy present in two cups = [tex] 2 cups * \frac{162 kcal}{1 cup} *

= 324 kcal