Table 3 Calculating food protein exchanges from protein analysis on the food label
Protein content per item when calculated from label | Calculated exchange |
|---|---|
0 g protein per food portion | Exchange free |
0.1 g protein per food portion | Exchange free (if total volume consumed is ≤0.5 g protein) |
0.2 g protein per food portion | Exchange free (if total volume consumed is ≤0.5 g protein) |
0.3 g protein per food portion | Exchange free (if total volume consumed ≤0.5 g protein). Suggest 1 portion is exchange-free, 2 portions is ½ exchangea |
0.4 to 0.7 g protein per food portion | ½ exchange protein |
0.8 to 1.2 g protein per food portion | 1 exchange protein |
1.3 to 1.7 g per food portion | 1.5 exchange protein |
1.8 to 2.2 g per food portion | 2 exchange protein |
2.3 to 2.7 g per food portion | 2.5 exchange protein |
2.8 to 3.2 per food portion | 3 exchange protein |