Coca-Cola needs math tutoring
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) might need a little math help on their calorie counts.
A standard 12-ounce can of coke, according to the can, has 140 calories.
but the 8-ounce bite size cans say they have just 100 calories.
one of the cans has to be wrong. either the 12-ounce actually has 150 calories or the 8-ounce has wee bit more than 93 calories.
all this SAT math failures hasn't affected Coke's stock price which has skyrocketed in the last year ... making Mr. Buffet still a happy man.
Why don't you check the measurement in milligrams?
Posted by: John | May 05, 2008 at 16:18
i guess we're all better off with just plain h20
Posted by: lakewood flowers | May 05, 2008 at 19:44
I think there's some rounding going on here. Manufacturers are allowed to round to the nearest 10 calories, I believe.
1. 140 calories / 12 oz = 11.6 calories/oz
2. 100 calories / 8 oz = 12.5 calories/oz
If the real number is 12 calories/oz, it would be:
1. 144 calories for a 12 oz can, rounded down to 140 calories
2. 96 calories for a 8 oz can, rounded up to 100 calories
Tricky!
Posted by: Scott Sanders | May 06, 2008 at 08:55
Read the fine print...everything is based on what the manufactuer can deem a "serving size" so, technically a 12oz can is by FDA 1 and 1/2 serving size of fluid ounces where as by Coca Cola standards a 12oz can is one serving size.
It is the Marketing versus the FDA versus the consumer doing their homework.
Which do one do you think Coca Cola is laughing all the way to the bank because they are sheep?
Posted by: Patricia Appelquist | May 07, 2008 at 13:56
I really love Coke so I wouldn't really mind whether the calories are correct..but really, like lakewood said, we're better off with water.
Posted by: Social Network Web Design | May 08, 2008 at 09:17