Crossing the Atlantic ups fat content
NUTRITION labelling on a packet of potato-chip snacks may seem pointless – nutrition having little to do with such products – and shipping them from the UK to the US even more so. But Perry Bebbington observes something still stranger.
The 30-gram packet of Sweet Chilli and Red Pepper chips he has just eaten informs him that it contains 2.4 grams of protein, 1.4 grams of sugars and 0.7 grams of saturated fats. Beneath that is another panel headed “Nutrition facts USA” informing him that 1 ounce (28.35 grams) contains 2 grams of protein, 1 gram…
