If a food item provides 250 kcal and 10 g of fat, how many kilocalories come from fat? (Fat has 9 kcal/g)

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If a food item provides 250 kcal and 10 g of fat, how many kilocalories come from fat? (Fat has 9 kcal/g)

Energy from fat is found by multiplying the grams of fat by 9 kcal per gram. Here, 10 g of fat × 9 kcal/g = 90 kcal from fat. The item has 250 kcal total, so fat contributes 90 of those calories, with the remaining 160 kcal coming from other macronutrients. The other options don’t fit because they would require different fat grams or imply all energy comes from fat.

Energy from fat is found by multiplying the grams of fat by 9 kcal per gram. Here, 10 g of fat × 9 kcal/g = 90 kcal from fat. The item has 250 kcal total, so fat contributes 90 of those calories, with the remaining 160 kcal coming from other macronutrients. The other options don’t fit because they would require different fat grams or imply all energy comes from fat.

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