In any given meal. Exmaple 10 grams of fat, 20 grams of carbohydrate, and 5 grams of protein.

1. Calculate the % of energy of each energy nutrient in a given number of total kcalorie meal.
2. Calculate total kcalorie value of a meal given the total grams of energy nutrients.

I know you multiply carbs and proteins by 4 and lipids by 9, I am confused on how to know when to just multipy and when to divide by the total.

Here is what I think is correct please let me know if I am.

1. Calculate the % of energy of each energy nutrient in a given number of total kcalorie meal. multiply carbs and proteins by 4 and lipids by 9, then / by the total

2. Calculate total kcalorie value of a meal given the total grams of energy nutrients. multiply carbs and proteins by 4 and lipids by 9 then add together

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1 10 grams of fat x 9 kcalg 90 kcal 20 grams of carbohydrate x 4 kcalg 80 kcal 5 ... View the full answer