Chocolate of the Day:
1 bar
Kraft
Daim
1.0 oz. (28g)
Very Good; these are very similar to a Heath bar
Calories: 2270 kjoules (~ calories) per 100 grams; 545 kcals (this is high for calorie # because it's not per bar, but rather a per 100 grams #. The calories in this 28 gram bar = approx. 152.6; unfortunately, that is not listed on wrapper, so you have to do some math.)
$1.69
Purchased at: Powell's Sweet Shoppe, in Los Gatos, CA
Chocolate Math:
Here's the secret decoder ring for those of us stuck in the old non-metric world...kilojoules (kj) are the metric equivalent of calories. One (1) calorie = 4.184-4.187 kjoules; or take the kj number and divide it by ~4.2 to get the rough # of calories. (1 joule = .2388 calorie?). Most chocolate bars run between 150 and 170 calories per 1 oz. So, in some countries you may see kcal figures (such as the above) that sound high, or different than this general rule. That is because they are listing the number of calories per 100 grams. (Not as helpful if all you are looking for is the number of calories or kcals in the specific bar you're eating.) So, if you only see a kcal number per 100 g (and not kcals per bar on the label), just multiply the 100g # by .28 (there is about 28 grams in 1 oz.).
For example: 545 kcal x .28 = 152.6 calories for 1 oz. Daim bar.
I could blather on about other types of less serious chocolate math (e.g. some formulas having to do with weight gain or loss and chocolate consumption and stress eating), but I'll wait until another day/evening to do this.
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