Could number wizards answer this about food?

[George&Bert]

I am re-posting this to try and better understand food numbers

Why is Solid Gold Tuna blend so high in carbs?

The highly regarded and appreciated Janet and Binky's charts lists it as 21%. Where do the carbs come from?

Thanks

 

[BJM]

I looked up the product on the web and found it here.

"Ingredients
Tuna, Water Sufficient for Processing, Tapioca, Canola Oil, Tricalcium Phosphate, Cellulose Gum, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfate Complex, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid"

See the bolded tapioca? Tapioca is a carbohydrate source and that's why the carb level is higher. and note the can does say it is a blend, not just tuna.

 

[George&Bert]

But the numbers on the can don't seem to add up ??

 

[squeem3]

But the numbers on the can don't seem to add up ??

Because they don't. From Janet's food FAQs page:

Q. Can I get the carbohydrate content from the numbers on the label?
A. Not in the United States of America. First of all, it's not listed on the label. Second, you can't calculate it from the label because manufacturers aren't required to put average values of protein, fat, etc. on the label. They are only required to put "guaranteed" minimum and maximum values on the label. Sometimes these values are close to what's actually in the food, and sometimes they are quite different. But in any event they are, by design, inaccurate.

Q. Why aren't the numbers on your table the same as what's on the label?
A. Because I chose to express the numbers on a per-calorie basis, see above, which I believe makes it easier to compare foods to each other. The values on the label are "wet weight" values -- they express the amount of each nutrient per 100 grams of food.