Sentences with phrase «average number of protein»

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Atwater — who actually wanted to use his work in the 1890s to help poor people get the most calories for their money — determined the average number of calories in four main energy sources: carbs, fats, protein, and alcohol.

It's essentially just the average of what that age group / gender is currently consuming, which may not be reflective of optimal health levels (ie if people are over consuming protein, which we know in many cases to be true, this number would grossly overstate actual requirements).

While levels of RNA and protein are strongly correlated when averaged over large numbers of cells, the authors discovered that this correlation breaks down at the level of single cells, with protein information more stably representing cell identity.

Because half of us need more protein than that average minimum, a safe number to shoot for is around 8 - 10 % of total calories.

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(I averaged the numbers for several foods in each category.4.1 To find the percentage of protein for a sample, multiply the protein grams by 4 and divide by the number of calories.4.2)

If you're just skimming through «guaranteed analysis» tables, you might be struck by the numbers difference between dry and wet foods: most wet dog foods average between 8 - 17 % protein, while dry dog foods have a whopping range of 30 - 50 % protein.