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Featuring thousands of new listings—and thousands more choices—than ever before, this completely revised seventh edition of The Complete Book of Food Counts is the most up-to-date reference you can buy. Featuring all-new information on a wide variety of new products, here are essential counts for generic and brand-name foods PLUS the latest gourmet and health foods, including hundreds of ethnic foods. From fast-food salads to gourmet pizza, from Mexican to Japanese to Indian cuisines, this authoritative reference gives you all the nutritional information you need, whether you’re walking the supermarket aisles or checking out your local natural food and gourmet shops!

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #238140 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-27
• Released on: 2005-12-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 928 pages

About the Author
Corinne T. Netzer is the author of dozens of books on diet and nutrition, including THE COMPLETE BOOK OF FOOD COUNTS, THE CARBOHYDRATE COUNTER, and THE CORINNE T. NETZER DIETER'S DIARY and DIETER'S ACTIVITY DIARY. There are over 30 million of her books in print.

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Food and Measure
prot.  carbo.  fat  chol.  sod.  fiber
cal.  (gms)  (gms)  (gms)  (mgs)  (mgs)  (gms)
Abalone, meat only
raw, 4 oz.    119  19.4  6.8  .9  96  341  0
Abiyuch, 1/2 cup, 4 oz.    79  1.7  20.1  .1  0  23  6.0
Abruzzese sausage,
hot or sweet (Boar's
Head), 1 oz.    100  8.0  <1.0  8.0  15  540  0
Acerola, fresh:
10 fruits    15  .2  3.7  .1  0  3  .5
peeled, 1 cup    31  .4  7.5  .3  0  7  1.1
Acerola juice, fresh,
8 fl. oz.    56  1.0  11.6  .7  0  7  .7
Achiotina, see "Lard"
Acorn squash:
raw:
(Frieda's), 3/4 cup,
3 oz.    35  1.0  9.0  0  0  0  2.0
4" squash, 15.2 oz.    172  3.5  44.9  .4  0  13  6.6
cubed, 1 cup    56  1.1  14.6  .1  0  4  2.1
baked, cubed, 1/2 cup    57  1.1  14.9  .1  0  4  4.5
boiled, mashed, 1/2 cup  42  .8  10.8  .1  0  4  3.2
Adobo fresco, 1 tbsp.    41  .4  3.3  3.8  0  3087  .3
Adobo sauce (Do–a
Maria), 2 tbsp.    230  2.0  10.0  15.0  0  370  2.0
Adobo seasoning
(Goya), 1/4 tsp.    0  0  0  0  0  360  0
Aduki beans, canned
(Eden), 1/2 cup    110  7.0  19.0  0  0  10  5.0
Adzuki beans:
dry, 1/4 cup:
(Arrowhead Mills)    130  8.0  26.0  0  0  0  5.0
(Shiloh Farms)    160  11.0  29.0  .5  0  0  6.0
boiled, 1/2 cup    147  8.7  28.5  .1  0  9  8.4
Aioli, see
"Mayonnaise"
Alfalfa seeds (Shiloh
Farms), 2 1/4 tsp.    40  5.0  4.0  0  0  0  2.0
Alfalfa sprouts
(Jonathan's), 1 cup    25  3.0  3.0  .5  0  5  2.0
Alfredo sauce, can or
jar, 1/4 cup:
(Classico di Roma)    120  2.0  3.0  11.0  50  380  0
creamy (Bertolli)    110  2.0  3.0  10.0  35  420  0
creamy garlic (Bertolli)  100  2.0  3.0  10.0  30  360  0
garlic, roasted (Clas-
sico di Sorrento)    100  2.0  3.0  9.0  45  410  0
Parmesan (Ragœ
Classic)    110  1.0  3.0  10.0  30  400  0
tomato, sun-dried
(Classico di Capri)    120  2.0  4.0  10.0  50  420  2.0
Alfredo sauce,
refrigerated, 1/4 cup,
except as noted:
(Buitoni Family Size)    140  4.0  5.0  12.0  35  430  0
(Buitoni Light)    80  4.0  5.0  5.0  20  370  0
(DiGiorno), 1/4 of
10-oz. cont.    180  3.0  3.0  18.0  25  600  0
portobello mushroom
(Buitoni)    100  2.0  5.0  8.0  20  340  0
Alfredo sauce mix,
dry, creamy garlic
(McCormick), 2 tbsp.  90  3.0  4.0  6.0  20  860  0
Allspice, 1 tsp.    5  .1  1.4  .2  0  1  .4
Almond, shelled:
(Beer Nuts), 1 oz.    170  6.0  6.0  14.0  0  65  3.0
(Fisher), 1 oz.    170  7.0  6.0  14.0  0  0  3.0
(Planters), 1 oz.    170  6.0  5.0  15.0  0  0  3.0
(Planters Lightly
Salted), .9 oz.    170  6.0  6.0  15.0  0  40  3.0
(Planters Salted), 1 oz.  160  6.0  6.0  15.0  0  60  3.0
raw:
(Shiloh Farms),
1 oz., about 24    210  7.0  7.0  18.0  0  0  4.0
(Tree of Life), 1/4 cup  210  7.0  7.0  19.0  0  0  3.0
dried, 1 oz.    167  5.7  5.8  14.8  0  3  3.1
dry-roasted:
(New England
Naturals), 1/4 cup,
1.1 oz.    180  5.0  7.0  16.0  0  220  3.0
salted, 1 oz.    167  4.6  6.9  14.7  0  221  3.9
tamari (Eden
Organic), 3 tbsp.,
1 oz.    160  8.0  8.0  11.0  0  65  4.0
tamari (New En-
gland Naturals),
3 tbsp., 1 oz.    160  6.0  6.0  14.0  0  100  3.0
honey-roasted, 1 oz.    168  5.2  7.9  14.2  0  37  3.9
oil-roasted, salted,
1 oz.    176  5.8  4.5  16.4  0  221  3.2
sliced:
(Planters), 1.2 oz.    200  7.0  6.0  18.0  0  0  4.0
(Shiloh Farms),
4 cup    210  7.0  7.0  18.0  0  0  4.0
slivered:
(Planters),
2-oz. pkg.    340  12.0  11.0  31.0  0  0  6.0
1 cup    795  26.9  27.5  70.5  0  15  14.7
smoked:
(Planters), 1 oz.    170  5.0  6.0  15.0  0  200  3.0
roasted (New En-
gland Naturals),
4 cup, 1.1 oz.    180  5.0  8.0  15.0  0  300  3.0
toasted, 1 oz.    167  5.8  6.5  14.4  0  3  3.2
Almond butter:
(Kettle Roaster Fresh),
1 oz.    184  5.0  6.0  16.0  0  56  0
all varieties (Tree of
Life), 2 tbsp.    180  5.0  7.0  16.0  0  0  4.0
Almond flour (Shiloh
Farms), 1 oz.    170  6.0  6.0  15.0  0  0  3.0
Almond meal, 1 oz.    116  11.2  8.2  5.2  0  2  n.a.
Almond paste, see
"Pastry filling"
Almond syrup (Trader
Vic's Orgeat),
2 tbsp.    100  0  25.0  0  0  15  0
Alu chole, see "Vege-
tarian entree, pkg."
Amaranth, whole
grain:
(Arrowhead Mills),
1/4 cup    180  7.0  31.0  3.0  0  10  7.0
Amaranth (cont.)
(Shiloh Farms), 1/4 cup    195  7.0  36.0  3.0  0  0  6.0
1 oz.    106  4.1  18.8  1.8  0  6  4.3
Amaranth flakes, see
"Cereal, ready-to-
eat"
Amaranth flour
(Arrowhead Mills),
1/3 cup    120  4.0  20.0  2.5  0  0  2.0
Amaranth leaves,
1/2 cup:
raw, trimmed    4  .3  .6  <.1  0  3  n.a.
boiled, drained    14  1.4  2.7  .1  0  14  n.a.
Amaranth seeds
(Arrowhead Mills),
1/4 cup    170  7.0  29.0  2.0  0  0  3.0
Amaretto syrup
(Ferrara), 2 oz.    130  0  32.0  0  0  12  0
Anasazi beans, dry
(Arrowhead Mills),
1/4 cup    140  7.0  26.0  1.0  0  10  6.0
Anchovy, fresh,
European, meat
only, raw, 1 oz.    37  5.8  0  1.4  17  29  0
Anchovy, canned, in
olive oil, drained:
flat fillets:
(Brunswick),
.6 oz.    25  3.0  0  1.5  10  980  0
(Crown Prince),
9 pcs., .6 oz.    35  4.0  0  2.5  15  1050  0
(Yankee Clipper),
5 pcs.    25  3.0  0  1.5  12  980  0
5 medium, .7 oz.    42  5.8  0  1.9  3  734  0
rolled, w/capers:
(Crown Prince),
7 pcs., .6 oz.    40  4.0  0  2.5  15  970  0
(Yankee Clipper),
6 pcs.    25  4.0  0  1.5  15  750  0
Anchovy paste
(Reese's), 1 tbsp.    30  2.0  0  2.5  55  940  0
Andouille sausage,
see "Sausage"
Angel-hair pasta
dry, see "Pasta"
refrigerated (Buitoni),
14 cups    230  10.0  43.0  2.5  50  20  2.0
Angel-hair pasta
entree, frozen,
10-oz. pkg.:
(Lean Cuisine
Everyday Favorites)    260  8.0  48.0  4.0  5  690  3.0
marinara (Smart Ones)  240  8.0  42.0  4.0  0  720  4.0
Angel-hair pasta
entree mix, spicy
tomato:
(Near East), 2 oz.    200  8.0  39.0  2.0  0  630  3.0
(Near East), 1 cup*    240  8.0  41.0  6.0  0  630  4.0
Anise seed, 1 tsp.    7  .4  1.1  .3  0  <1  .3
Antelope, meat only,
roasted, 4 oz.    170  33.4  0  3.0  143  51  0
Apple, fresh:
(Chiquita), 1 medium,
5.4 oz.  
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Customer Reviews

Not useful for day-to-day calorie counting
I bought this book so that I could easily figure my caloric and nutritional intake with a pocket-sized book that would be easy to carry around. Unfortunately, the lists in here are unwieldy and overloaded with burdonsome amounts of data on pre-packaged foods. Why would I need this information from a book when it is listed on the package itself? Because of the pages and pages of info on frozen entrees and chain restaurant food, it is difficult to impossible to find out, say, how many calories are in 3 oz of sirloin steak.
I recommend instead Lavon J. Dunne's Nutrition Almanac, 5th ed. It gives charts of basic foods and their nutritional content, including vitamins and minerals, in far more detail, as well as a glycemic index chart, chapters on nutrition and health without bombarding a person with the latest diet fads, and charts on daily nutritional requirements. Plus, it is fully indexed, so you can look things up more easily.
The only plus I can give to The Complete Book of Food Counts is that is might be useful for people who eat out at chain restaurants, since it has menus for some of them.

Unwieldy in Every Sense, Needs Revision
I give this book three stars because I don't regret buying it, and I use it frequently.

It has significant flaws, however.

First, it's too big. It's 900 pages long, too thick and bulky, about the size of a fat novel. Not exactly portable. Ideally it should be pocket sized. And a hard or laminated cover, maybe with a ring binding, would be ideal.

While it has the exact listing I'm looking for three quarters of the time, and an approximate listing most of the rest of the time, it has way too many superfluous entries for branded & packaged foods (which as another reviewer notes always have nutrition info on them anyway) and restaurant menus (which while occasionally useful, since some restaurants don't make their nutrition info readily available, is still just gumming up the book with superfluity.)

Another huge peeve I have with it is that while the entries for a particular food can go on for several pages, the serving size information is usually listed only for the very first entry (unless there's an exception) which forces you to flip back - oftentimes several pages - to find the head of the entry. Listing the serving sizes at the top of every new page the item is listed on would be a keen idea.

The measurement units also differ from food to food, sometimes from item to item within the same food category. Cups to ounces to pieces. A little confusing. Standardized measurement would be helpful. Having both the Metric (g/ml) and English (oz/cups) values consistantly listed together would be really great, too. Make it easier and clearer, please.

Anyway, this is still a useful book. In lieu of a better option (something way more portable, concise and consistent) I would still buy it. I didn't do a lot of research when I got it, and still haven't examined alternatives. I use software now to do most of my nutritional counts. This book is just a helpful auxiliary resource.

valuable reference
how many of us know basic food nutritional values? how many of us know what restaurants and processors put in their offerings and the effect upon our nutrition?

while some purist reviewers may balk at having ALL information at their disposal, i, for one, do not. i bought the original years ago and continue to update (as branded and restaurant offerings change or disappear) to this day.

my partner uses weight watcher points system and this volume is invaluable. ignore the naysayers, you can never learn or have enough knowledge about what you dump down your throat!!