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CLICK HERE to see the nutrient chart If I take 100 grams of coconut then how can I physically have fats in that which are 150% ?

Its physically understandable that coconut has 5% carbohydrates that is every 100 gm of coconut has 5 gm carbohydrate. But what's the physical meaning of coconut having 150% fats ? How many grams fats are there in 100 gm coconut ?

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    $\begingroup$ 150 % of what? $\endgroup$
    – dxiv
    Jul 7, 2017 at 4:46
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    $\begingroup$ If you are looking at nutritional amounts, these are often percentages of your recommended daily intake. $\endgroup$
    – JMoravitz
    Jul 7, 2017 at 4:47
  • $\begingroup$ @dxiv I think if OP could answer your emphatic question, they wouldn't have the question in the first place. Wouldn't you agree? $\endgroup$
    – layman
    Jul 7, 2017 at 4:48
  • $\begingroup$ Its physically understandable that coconut has 5% carbohydrates that is every 100 gm of coconut has 5 gm carbohydrate. But what's the physical meaning of coconut having 150% fats ? How many grams fats are there in 100 gm coconut ? $\endgroup$
    – ComputerMaster
    Jul 7, 2017 at 4:49
  • $\begingroup$ @user46944 150%. $\endgroup$
    – dxiv
    Jul 7, 2017 at 4:49

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I'm assuming you're looking at the nutritional values.

If it says the coconut has 150% fats this does NOT mean that a coconut is 150% fat, rather the coconut contains 150% of your daily recommended intake of fats.

That is (this is probably not correct), if you are recommended to eat 50 g of fat every day, a coconut may contain 75 g of fat (150% of 50 g). HOWEVER, the coconut itself may weigh 500 g.

Just remember a percentage on a nutrition label always refers to percent of recommended daily values NOT a part of the actual food item. Therefore you can have 50% for fats, 50% for carbohydrates, as well as 50% for proteins, even though they add up to more than 100%.

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