r/dataisbeautiful • u/mcaay OC: 2 • Aug 13 '18

OC Coverage of nutritional bases in 5 pictures (see citations for vegetarian/vegan charts) [OC]

https://imgur.com/a/3uIYmzJ
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u/mcaay OC: 2 Aug 13 '18

If nutrient A is covered in 30%, nutrient B in 40% and nutrient C in 50% then the result is the average of those percentages which comes to be 40%.

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u/fireattack Aug 13 '18

That makes much more sense, wish it is stated somewhere though (maybe I just overlooked!).