Submitted by bufadad t3_z8fqfj in mildlyinteresting
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gordonthree t1_iybehsn wrote
250msec delivers 250mg of cooking spray, that is interesting.
eftalanquest40 t1_iybf367 wrote
wtf is cooking spray?
bufadad OP t1_iybf7wp wrote
A common brand name is “Pam”. You spray it on a pan or baking dish to make the food not stick.
PathRepresentative77 t1_iybfgbt wrote
It's oil in aerosol form.
Immediate-Debate-860 t1_iybfuo4 wrote
Aerosolized vegetable oil. Believe it’s veggie oil, might be others. But an aerosolized cooking oil
DeathisLaughing t1_iybgi43 wrote
Ah yes, Target cooking spray...my old method of cheating MyFitnessPal...
ButtBuster99 t1_iybgpyr wrote
141.25 seconds of spray
bufadad OP t1_iybgsb8 wrote
Yep. Just drink gallons of the stuff. You’ll never gain an ounce. /s/
rddraper11 t1_iybgzdp wrote
Short so they can claim 0 calories per serving. If you spray for a second there are going to be > 0 calories.
LastUniversity5417 t1_iybhmlv wrote
Which is kinda annoying. Is rather have the 1 sec numbers
iainnnnnnn t1_iybih33 wrote
It’s about time
RedMatterGG t1_iybiv1h wrote
Whats that converted to hamburgers/miles?
Van_GOOOOOUGH t1_iybjuzp wrote
Okay then just multiply 0 by 4. Oh ...wait...
NurseVooDooRN t1_iybmxyz wrote
Tomorrow I am going to spray cooking spray into a bowl to see what sort of spray delivers 25g. My normal spray is certainly more than 1/4 second long.
NurseVooDooRN t1_iybn2rl wrote
Just as I suspected - ZERO!
JonLongsonLongJonson t1_iyboaie wrote
You’re going to spray 1/5 of the entire can into a bowl tomorrow?
afiendindenial t1_iybp17i wrote
This is why other counties like Australia also give you the amount of calories per 100 grams.
sleepinginthebushes_ t1_iybpgf9 wrote
One gram = One spray-second
Cat_face_meowmers t1_iybq3jv wrote
Equals Zero calories
teacherladydoll t1_iybtud0 wrote
I’d prefer Mississippis 😅
The_Mosephus t1_iybv5lf wrote
how does that work for stuff like a stick of gum? because a normal stick is like 2-3 grams, and i have a hard time contextualizing eating like 30-50 sticks of gum.
boogersforlunch t1_iybxvpj wrote
If you spray for less than one second there's still gonna be calories. The zero is due to how they're allowed to round calories.
oakteaphone t1_iyc06v7 wrote
They should make the serving sizes reasonable servings.
You shouldn't be able to sell a "snack size" bag of chips and have a serving size be half the bag.
Bagel Bites have a serving size of 4 bagel bites. They're called bagel bites because you could reasonably eat them in one bite.
4 bagel bites is one serving. The heating instructions tell you to heat up one box/tray, about the size of any other frozen lunch tray.
Do you know how many Bagel Bites come on one tray?
>!9.!<..am I supposed to eat my one serving, give a second serving to my partner, and then save one Bagel Bite from 4 different meals to get one bonus serving later??
afiendindenial t1_iyc1nfk wrote
The nutrition label has both what a single serving is and what 100g of the food in question would be. You can find the label for Eclipse mint chews here.
MentallyMusing t1_iyc6aen wrote
The person who achieves a 1/4 second's worth of spray gets an award... Just time it by starting at 1 before you get to 2 at a second's pace..... You need a trashbag test spray just to check for the kind of pressure needed to guage it right for your serving if you're finicky about that stuff for health reasons. Great Candid Camera material!
Unhappy-Craft-2609 t1_iyc70ot wrote
A quarter of a second huh...
jbFanClubPresident t1_iyc84hn wrote
I used to (and still do) use olive oil cooking spray on my fresh air popped popcorn. I used to think I wasn’t adding any calories so I would soak the popcorn. Lol Yeah there’s actually over 1,000 calories of oil in that can. I still use it just with much more moderation.
jbFanClubPresident t1_iyc8ejp wrote
Did you know that standing in line for 45 minutes would probably maybe not even burn off the calories in a stick of carefree gum. I mean, standing in line for forty five minutes is hardly aerobically effective.
ToolTime36 t1_iycdzd4 wrote
Alton Brown alrdy covered this on Good Eats. The spray is literally oil ..... aka A fats. The can is 100% fats. But can 'legally' claim a serving size as 0% fat because they round down.
Faudyfg t1_iycj1um wrote
But an aerosolized cooking oil.
hamzer55 t1_iycnslp wrote
same here in UK, it’s a convenient way to compare products quickly
GangstaLarry t1_iycnzhm wrote
This one I have also put the calories for different length sprays. It's a PAM avocado oil.
TheOddi t1_iycq41k wrote
ummm.... BUTTER??
NurseVooDooRN t1_iycr04o wrote
Yes...that is correct. Lol jk jk
Typo - a missing period causes so many problems. Last time this happened my 3rd child was born, so at least now it just made internet strangers think I am going to empty 1/5 can of cooking spray like a madman.
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cdurgin t1_iycvhxo wrote
You can round down for values under 5. Thanks to that you can only say this can has between 0 and 3000 calories
bufadad OP t1_iyd6alw wrote
You can definitely count liquids. The issue is the AMOUNT of the product. If the amount you are consuming is so small, they can round it down to zero.
Wartymcballs t1_iyd7ytk wrote
Thats normally how applications of aerosols is calculated.
badhand86 t1_iyd8i3o wrote
Just spray for 0.25 seconds multiple times, unlimited 0 calorie servings.
Illustrious-End-9201 t1_iydbbeo wrote
That's just so they can make it as zero calories when it's really not
invisible_23 t1_iyderkh wrote
Unbelievably, no
zw1ck t1_iydralt wrote
Rockstar_MCMXC t1_iydwx7l wrote
NO CALORIES, NO FAT as long as you only spray it for .25 seconds.
somethingrandom261 t1_iydxpca wrote
Pretty sure if it’s less than 5cal serving they can call it zero. Napkin math says that this spray length should be like 2cal.
PeterServo t1_iyek4jc wrote
If this was true you just got yourself a can of compressed air.
talaron t1_iyekznq wrote
It's pure oil, which has roughly 850-900kcal per 100g. So based on their estimate of 1 sec = 1g, that's 9kcal per second.
Still not a lot if you spray for that amount of time, but it'll quickly add up since I feel like 3-5 seconds (depending on what area what you're spraying) is more realistic.
dogedude81 t1_iyer95r wrote
I used to get exhausted trying to get my dad to understand that this stuff is just regular vegetable oil. He used to be spray boat loads of it on everything he was cooking because it was "zero calories"
ImgurIsLeaking t1_iyf1iju wrote
It basically gives you the percentage composition of the food: for example if gum has 50 g of sugar per 100 g, it means that half of each gum you eat is sugar
Chrisnudist t1_iyf4gml wrote
I saw this for the first time last week and thought it very strange, but also probably the best way to measure an aerosol.
lickarock88 t1_iybedum wrote
Lol. 1/4 of a second of spray.