fiberGrams: Calculate the amount of fiber in food

In nutrition: Useful Functions for People on a Diet

Calculate the amount of fiber in food

Description

Sometimes, nutritional labels fail to inform the amount of fiber it contains. This function helps one estimate this given other parameters.

Usage

fiberGrams(kcal, fat, carbs, protein)

Arguments

kcal	total energy per unit of measurement (e.g. 100 g)
fat	grams of fat per unit of measurement (e.g. 100 g)
carbs	grams of carbohydrate per unit of measurement (e.g. 100 g)
protein	grams of protein per unit of measurement (e.g. 100 g)

Value

Grams of fiber per unit of measurement

Author(s)

Waldir Leoncio

Examples

fiberGrams(362, 17, 11, 40)

nutrition documentation built on Sept. 28, 2023, 5:07 p.m.