Nutrients/Energy (expected-ico)

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The energy of a product is caused/produced by one or more of its ingredients, mainly fat, carbohydrates, proteins and fibre. The relation between the energy and these nutrients is straightforward and allows us to predict the energy from these nutrients. This gives us a check on the published energy of a product.

Formula

The official formula published by the EU (ICOAnnex 5) is:

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