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Use the nutrition label below to answer.Find a food that contains more than $30 \%$ of its calories per serving from fat. Analyze the nutrition label and verify that the percents shown are correct.
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We know that 1 gram of fat contains 9 calories. So, if the vegetable oil contains 14 grams of fat, then the total calories from fat is $14 \times 9 = 126$ calories. Show more…
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For each food described, find the percent of total calories from fat. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth percent. See Example $2 .$ Unsweetened cocoa powder serving size of 1 tablespoon $$\begin{array}{|l|c|}\hline & \text { Calories } \\\hline \text { Total } & 20 \\\hline \text { From fat } & 5 \\\hline\end{array}$$
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