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Candies, chocolate covered, caramel with nuts - 100g
| Calories |
470.0 |
| Dietary Fiber |
4.3 |
As a general rule of thumb, the Institue of Medicine of the National Academies
recommends that children and adults consume 14 grams. of dietary fiber for every
1,000 calories of food eaten. Given the summary dietary fiber and calorie
information presented above, there would be about
9.15 grams
of dietary fiber per 1,000 calories of
Candies, chocolate covered, caramel with nuts.
So, based on this information, can we consider
Candies, chocolate covered, caramel with nuts
to be a high fiber food? The answer is
No - not really.
The following table summarizes recommended Fiber intake amounts by age and
gender.
|
Age (years) |
Average daily
calories |
Fiber intake
(grams) |
Dietary Fiber - Candies, chocolate covered, caramel with nuts - 100g |
Percent of Daily
Recommended
Fiber Intake
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| Children |
| 1-3 |
1,404 |
19 |
4.3
g |
22.63
% |
| 4-8 |
1,789 |
25 |
4.3
g |
17.20
% |
| Boys and Men |
| 9-13 |
2,265 |
31 |
4.3
g |
13.87
% |
| 14-18 |
2,840 |
38 |
4.3
g |
11.32
% |
| 19-30 |
2,818 |
38 |
4.3
g |
11.32
% |
| 31-50 |
2,554 |
38 |
4.3
g |
11.32
% |
| 51-70 |
2,162 |
30 |
4.3
g |
14.33
% |
| 70+ |
1,821 |
30 |
4.3
g |
14.33
% |
| Girls and Women |
| 9-13 |
1,910 |
26 |
4.3
g |
16.54
% |
| 14-18 |
1,901 |
26 |
4.3
g |
16.54
% |
| 19-30 |
1,791 |
25 |
4.3
g |
17.20
% |
| 31-50 |
1,694 |
25 |
4.3
g |
17.20
% |
| 51-70 |
1,536 |
21 |
4.3
g |
20.48
% |
| 70+ |
1,381 |
21 |
4.3
g |
20.48
% |
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