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Calories in Betty Crocker Bar 7-layer
220Calories
| Amount Per 1 bar, 50 g | |||
| Calories | 220 Kcal (921 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 81 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 9g | 14% | |
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| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% | |
| Sodium | 170mg | 7% | |
| Total Carbs | 32g | 11% | |
| Sugars | 18g | 72% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g | 4% | |
| Protein | 2g | 4% | |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% | |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.
Ingredients And Nutrition Overview
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WeightWatchers Points: 5, PointsPlus: 6, SmartPoints: 10
WeightWatchers Points are estimated by carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber in product. They are not an affirmation of better quality or nutritional value of the product or its manufacturer. Only way to count for dieters. Less points are better.
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Over 25% of daily saturated fat!
Bad! More 25% of daily saturated fat!
For years Saturated fat was claimed to raise cholesterol levels and give us heart attacks. Today different studies refute this claim. They say, that replacing saturated fat with carbohydrates or refined starch or sugar is not changing the heart disease risk. Not processed carbs nor saturated fats are good for you. Only if you replace it with polyunsaturated fat, you'll get a reduction in heart disease risk. So try to have a balanced diet. -
Convert Salt tsps to Sodium mg easily
Salt (NaCl) is not excactly sodium (Na).
It is not right to use these terms as synonyms.
The FDA recommended limit of sodium is 2,300 mg per day (or even less - about 1500 mg while one is on low sodium diets).
This is much less than the weight of salt.
(5,750 mg per day or 3,750 mg for low sodium diet) and not so convenient to calculate.
Know how much sodium is in your salt - without a calculator:
1/4 tsp salt = 600 mg sodium
1/2 tsp salt = 1200 mg sodium
3/4 tsp salt = 1800 mg sodium
1 tsp salt = 2300 mg sodium -
7 tsp of sugars per serving
This volume includes both naturally occurring from ingredients and specially added sugars.
USDA tells us that last years each American consumed an average 130 pounds of caloric sweeteners per year!
That works out to 30 tsp of sugars per day approximately 480 extra calories!
Just to think: Eating just 200 more calories daily than your body requires for body functioning and exercise leads to a 20-pound weight gain in a year. -
Interested in getting more protein?
Protein is important, but some of the protein you find in this product isn't exactly natural.
The protein comes from one of the following sources:
- milk protein concentrate
- whey protein isolate
- soy protein isolate
and that it's not ideal to get protein only from processed goods.
If you're looking for more protein, try beans, quinoa, nuts, seeds, peas and spinach & leafy greens.
Not only do they have protein, they're filled with other vitamins and minerals. -
Carrageenan is an additive made from seaweed.
It is used as a thickener in products such as ice cream, jelly, chocolate milk, infant formula, cottage cheese.
It is a vegetarian and vegan alternative to gelatin.
It has been used for hundreds of years in Ireland and China, but only made headway into modern food processing in the last 50 years.
The processing steps after harvesting the seaweed include drying, grounding, filtration, treatment with potassium hydroxide, removal of cellulose by centrifuge, concentration by evaporation, drying, and grounding.
Interestingly, the Philippines account for the vast majority of the world supply of carrageenan.
In some animal studies, carrageenan was shown to cause intestinal lacerations and tumors.
A 2001 meta-study of 45 peer-reviewed studies concluded that carrageenan consumption may result in gastrointestinal malignancy and inflammatory bowel.
The FDA has approved carrageenan as safe, basing its decision on industry funded studies.
European agencies and the World Health Organization have also deemed carrageenan safe, with the exception of infant formula.
The fear is the a baby's gut may be unable to handle the large carrageenan molecules.
In some individuals carrageenan may cause intestinal discomfort or worse. -
Contains MSG-like ingredients
People feeling reaction to MSG may also react adversely to MSG-like substances.
Glutamates or chemically similar items are added to improve a product's taste.
Here is a short list of common MSG-like substances:
- Yeast extract
- Autolyzed yeast
- Hydrolyzed proteins
- Textured proteins
- Anything "enzyme modified"
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Product contains sulfites
Sulfites (sulphites) are inorganic salts that are used as antioxidant of food preservative or enhancer.
They may appear on food labels in various forms, such as: sulfur dioxide, potassium bisulfite, potassium metabisulfite, sodium bisulfite, sodium metabisulfite or sodium sulfite
Although sulphites do not cause a true allergic reaction, people with sensitivity to sulfites may experience similar reactions as those with food allergies.
Those who have asthma are most at risk to sulphite sensitivity.
BTW sulfites are included in the ten priority food allergens in Canada. -
Controversial additive BHT present
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is primarily used as an antioxidant food additive, mainly to prevent oils and fats in foods from oxidizing and becoming rancid.
It is GRAS in the US, but forbidden as food additive in Japan (since 1958), Romania, Sweden, and Australia.
Some studies have shown that it is carcinogenic.
Avoid it, there are foods available without this danger.
Allergens
Corn Allergy, Soy Allergy, Sesame Allergy, Gluten Allergy, Wheat Allergy, Lactose Allergy, Milk Allergy, Tree Nuts Allergy, Sulfites Allergy
Bar 7-layer Ingredients
Corn Syrup, Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel, Palm and Canola), Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Glycerin, Coconut High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Flavored Drops (Sugar, Palm Kernel and Palm Oil, Reduced Minerals Whey, Nonfat Milk, Dextrose, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Colored with [Yellows 5 & 6 Lakes, Blue 2 Lake], BHA Added to Retain Freshness), Milk Chocolate Flavored Chips (Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Milk, Cocoa, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Artificial Flavor), Walnut Pieces, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Nonfat Milk, Chocolate Liquor. Contains 2% or Less of: Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Fructose, Crisp Rice (Rice Flour, Sugar, Malt Extract, Salt, Canola Oil, Soy Lecithin), Butter, Whey Protein Concentrate, Rice Maltodextrin, Salt, Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk, Sugar), Baking Soda, Soy Lecithin, Mono and Diglycerides, Honey, Color Added, Disodium Phosphate, Dextrose, Whey Protein Isolate, Carrageenan, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sodium Sulfite and Sodium Metabisulfite Added to Retain Color, BHT and TBHQ Added to Retain Freshness.
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
11%
of RDI* (220 calories) 50 g
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Cal: 11 %
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Fat: 13.8 %
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Carb: 10.7 %
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Prot: 4 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (59%)
- Fat (37.3%)
- Protein (3.7%)
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