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    I sent a Kabocha squash to a food lab to figure out the calories

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    3. selkieflying on

      I’m not sure I can agree with this. We’re supposed to believe now that it has 1.5x the caloric value of a SWEET POTATO, the most caloric root vegetable? 3x the calories of a butternut squash? Sounds fake AF.

    4. 500PiecesCatPuzzle on

      Does anyone else think that the signature looks like a font? This would be sketchy in my country (Germany).

    5. Laughinglady2980 on

      It’s wild that almost every tracking app/site shows it as so much less. Are they just out there guessing??

    6. borange01 on

      This looks like a straight 28g Carbs + 4g Protein = 32g.

      32x4cal/g = 128 cal.

      What I’m wondering is if they differentiated between digestible carbs and indigestible fibers for those 28g of carbs.

    7. itsthejasper1123 on

      Wait this is hilarious. This should have way more engagement, please post this to r/mildlyinteresting 😂😂

    11. soyorskinny on

      wait, sorry what did i miss? I’m confused because where I am, we eat a lot of kabocha squash and they’re considered to be high calorie veggies here. these numbers are as expected, were they contested elsewhere?

    12. Bakedalaska1 on

      How much did this cost? Cuz I’m unhinged enough to send in some of my regular takeout faves lol

    13. MUFFING_CHAMP on

      if i win the lottery i wont tell anyone, but there will be signs (i will send all my food to labs for analysis before eating)

    18. Objective_Sink5398 on

      This looks fake. Checked out the website. It doesn’t look like they ask you to send in any samples at all. Also they don’t seem to cater to individuals wanting a single sample tested. Did I miss it?
      But also have to say, I can’t figure out any motive for someone to fake something like this. What would be the point?

    21. sushisay on

      Omg, I’ve been having so much of it, thinking this was some kind nof a dieting hack. Thank you SO MUCH!

      Edit: perhaps you can post this on r/volumeeating

    23. Jaymuz on

      That’s assuming 100% of the non water/ash weight is fully digestible. You’re giving a pretty misleading conclusion.

    26. Baddecisionsbkclb on

      I’m gonna Lucille Bluth this one bc I don’t understand it and I won’t respond to it lol

    30. sarasan on

      So about 1 and a third per gram. Meanwhile the USDA has 85g for 30 calories. So less than half calorie per gram. Crazy discrepancy

    31. AHH-bbyshark on

      If you’re to the point where you have to spend money to figure out the calories of your food please seek help. It’s not normal. Weird how so many people are acting like it is.

    32. originalslicey on

      This is a bit ridiculous. We all know nutrition labels aren’t accurate, but lab tests aren’t accurate, either!

      Part of the allowable variance in testing is due to variables in the testing itself. If you send the same sample to three different labs, you will get three different results. Every time.

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      Treat everything like an estimate and don’t stress so much about calories. There’s no way to be 100% sure what you’re ingesting nor what you’re burning. It’s disordered thinking to believe you have so much control down to the last calorie.

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