Final answer:
To find the percentage of calories from fat in a food item, divide the calories from fat by the total calories and multiply by 100. For instance, if a food item has 200 total calories and 50 calories from fat, the food item gets 25% of its calories from fat. The correct option is d.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine what percent of the calories in a food item are from fat, specifically saturated fats, you look at the nutritional information on the food label. Saturated fats are one of the components that provide calories in foods. Here's how you can calculate the percentage:
- First, find the total number of calories per serving and the number of calories from fat per serving on the food label.
- Next, divide the number of calories from fat by the total number of calories.
- Then, multiply the result by 100 to get the percentage.
For example, if a food item has 200 calories per serving and 50 of those calories are from fat, you would calculate the fat calorie percentage like this:
(50 calories from fat / 200 total calories) × 100 = 25%
Therefore, 25% of the calories are from fat.