How to find calories in a serving when you know what percentage of daily intake that serving provides?
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A single meal provides % of my daily calorie needs. If my daily limit is kcal...
How many calories are in this meal?
Type of calculation: Calculating the percentage value
of a number (calories per serving).
How to use the calculator: Use the Basic Percentage CALCULATOR ("What is X% of Y?"). Enter the percentage as 30 [X] and the daily requirement as 2000 [Y]. It will calculate 30% of 2000 kcal.
The formula:
We want to find 30% of 2000 kcal.
Formula: (Percentage / 100) × Whole
Calories per serving = (30 / 100) × 2000 kcal = 0.3 × 2000 kcal = 600 kcal
How to use the calculator: Use the Basic Percentage CALCULATOR ("What is X% of Y?"). Enter the percentage as 30 [X] and the daily requirement as 2000 [Y]. It will calculate 30% of 2000 kcal.
The formula:
We want to find 30% of 2000 kcal.
Formula: (Percentage / 100) × Whole
Calories per serving = (30 / 100) × 2000 kcal = 0.3 × 2000 kcal = 600 kcal
Answer: This meal contains calories.