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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Food Compost Anal. 2015 Nov 1;43:7–17. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2015.04.004

Table 1. Nutrient and Weight ‘errors’ that are equivalent to 1 tolerance unit (as applied to this study).

Per 100 g
Weight tolerance ±5 g
Nutrient tolerance*
  Calories ±85 kcal
  Total fat ±2.5 g
  Saturated fat ±2.5 g
  Total cholesterol ±30 mg
  Sodium ±100 mg
  Total carbohydrate ±10 g
  Total sugars ±10 g
  Fiber ±2.5 g
  Protein ±5 g
  Potassium ±100 mg
*

Source: Nutrition Coordinating Center, University of Minnesota [Table 1 of Westrich (1994)].