- Americans eat about 13 billion hamburgers a year. If you put all those burgers in a straight line, they would circle the earth more than 32 times.
- To produce all that beef they need…
- More than 36 million cows! (1 cow = 500 pounds of meat (about 225 Kg).
- And more than 1.3 pounds of grain (about 0.59 kg) that a cow had to eat to make one quarter-pound of meat!
- Typical Nutrition facts and calories in a Large, single meat patty, plain hamburger (courtesy: DietandFitnessToday.com) are:
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Nutrition Facts |
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Serving Size |
100 g |
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Amount per serving |
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Calories |
311.0 |
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Calories from fat |
143.0 |
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Total Fat |
16.0 g |
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Saturated Fat |
6.0 g |
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Cholesterol |
52.0 mg |
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Sodium |
346.0 mg |
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Total Carbohydrate |
23.0 g |
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Protein |
16.0g |
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DietandFitnessToday.com |
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Happy Eating…..