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A bag of chips has 2 servings, 11 grams of carbs each. You eat the whole bag. How many carbs?

22 grams: two servings means double everything.

  1. 22 grams ✔
  2. 11 grams
  3. 33 grams

Why: The label lists nutrients for one serving. Eat both servings and you double everything, so 2 times 11 is 22 grams of carbohydrate.

Huh, didn't know that: Some packages now carry dual-column labels showing amounts per serving and for the whole package.

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Sources

  1. Counting carbohydrates (MedlinePlus) https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000321.htm
  2. How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-facts-label/how-understand-and-use-nutrition-facts-label

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