Tuesday, August 24, 2010

What Have I Been Doing With My Time?

... Counting nuts, of course. Have you ever wondered if a can of mixed nuts really contains less than 50% peanuts, as advertised? Well, I decided to check for myself. I bought a big-ass can of Planters Mixed Nuts, I separated the nuts, and I weighed the nuts. Here are the results:

Planters Mixed Nuts, 3 LBS 8 OZ (56 OZ), 1.58kg
Nut Weight (g) Weight (%)
Cashews 229.0 14.4%
Almonds 353.0 22.2%
Hazel Nuts 49.0 3.1%
Pecans 51.0 3.2%
Brazil Nuts 138.0 8.7%
Non-Peanut Total 820.0 51.5%
Peanuts 773.0 48.5%
Total 1,593.0 100.0%

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Thank you for telling us this information