So, I was staring at my SmartBalance butter-substitute spread:

TOTAL FAT: 9g
Saturated: 2.5g
Polyunsaturated: 2.5g
Monounsaturated: 3.5g
"This product contains 0g Trans Fatty Acids/Svg"

2.5 + 2.5 + 3.5 = 8.5g

which clearly does not add up to 9g

Where did the remaining 0.5 grams go?????
:bang:

They just round it off.

It's probably trans fat. I know it says that it does not include them, but they don't have to list it if it's under a certain amount.

Pulled this off some random site, but I have it read it in several places.

http://www.ginaoakes.net/Nutrients.htm

"Did you know there are fats that aren't directly listed on the label?
These are the Hydrogenated Fats. The process of hydrogenation ruins the unsaturated fats by making them more saturated. This is done to prolong the shelf life of items with oils in them. If the item sat on the shelf without certain ingredients being put through hydrogenation it would quickly perish and go rancid. This process can also cause Trans-Fats to form. Trans-Fats are thought to be as bad as saturated fats because they can raise your LDL and lower your HDL. They lower the stuff that is good for you! The worst of it all is that the food label doesn't list these fats directly under the fat listing. You must look under the ingredients for "hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated x-oils". You can also add up the numbers under the fat listing.
For example: Total fat is: 12g Saturated: 1 Monounsaturated: 3 Polyunsaturated: 4
The fats only total 8, but the Total says 12. This means there are probably 4grams of hydrogenated fat so stay away!
Many new items now market themselves with something that says "No hydrogenated Oils" or "No Trans-Fat"

They don't have to add up. They are allowed to round the values.

Jeremy

So, I was staring at my SmartBalance butter-substitute spread:

TOTAL FAT: 9g
Saturated: 2.5g
Polyunsaturated: 2.5g
Monounsaturated: 3.5g
"This product contains 0g Trans Fatty Acids/Svg"

2.5 + 2.5 + 3.5 = 8.5g

which clearly does not add up to 9g

Where did the remaining 0.5 grams go?????
:bang:

nutritional magic math....or in the case of transfat....they are allowed to round it down if 0.5g or lower so that they can claim 0g transfat.

So you have to go to the label for the answer.....look for the words partial hydrogenated and oil close together for the full picture.

The very front of the product boasts:

"NON-HYDROGENATED"

I thoroughly checked the details on the label, and there seems to be no apparent evidence of hydrogenation.

so does that mean they rounded 8.5g of fat--->9g and that everything is accounted for?