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Dried fruit and candied fruit: finding added sugar
To choose dried fruit without added sugar, read the ingredients: “dried” on the front is not enough.
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Every article takes a claim you have already heard about food and follows the mechanism behind it — what actually happens in the body, what the research supports, and where the claim stops being true.
Calorie counting
Raf coffee calories in 200, 300 and 400 ml cups
A 300 ml raf has no single calorie value: the café recipe determines it.
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Cheaper protein: what 20 g costs in different foods
To compare protein costs, divide the pack price by the protein it contains.
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Glazed curd bars: comparing ingredients and portions
Compare glazed curd bars in two passes: read the curd base, coating and filling ingredients, then convert protein and calories to one bar.
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Wholegrain bread: how to tell it apart from bran bread
Look for wholegrain flour or whole grain in the ingredients and check its position.
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Crab sticks: what surimi means and how to read the label
Choose crab sticks using the label on the particular pack: the fish base, its proportion, the other ingredients and the nutrition information.
Calorie counting
Doshirak calories per pack and prepared serving
A 90 g chicken-flavor Doshirak tray contains 414 kcal according to the manufacturer.
Calorie counting
Subjoy rolls and salads calories: macros from the chain’s data
The Chicken Teriyaki roll is 410 kcal, the same salad 207, the 15 cm sandwich 382.
Calorie counting
Vkusno — i tochka calories: macros for burgers, fries and desserts
Double Cheeseburger is 441 kcal, Grand 514, Big Special 756, Double Big Special 1,042.
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