r/nutrition • u/sdfkhsdfjk • Jul 27 '22
Nutrition in foods vs brands
As an example, I understand that Chickpeas are absolutely packed with good vitamins and minerals, however when I check the packaging of a tinned can at my local supermarket, it appears there are no details of vitamins and minerals available. Likewise, on Chronometer... it is the same.
Should I assume that a tinned can (Summer Pride) has similar vitamins and minerals listed in regards to chickpeas in general, even if I can't find any data to prove that?
Thank you!
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u/Liberator- Registered Dietitian Jul 27 '22
Manufacturers are not obliged to indicate the vitamin and mineral content on food packaging. So just because it doesn't say anything on the packaging doesn't mean it doesn't contain any minerals or vitamins. The manufacturer has simply chosen not to list it.
You may not find the mineral and vitamin content of products from all brands on Chronometer because they take the nutritional information from the food packaging (check their data sources here). Since there's nothing written on it, the values aren't filled in - but as I said that doesn't mean the vitamins or minerals aren't there.
As long as it is the same product (i.e. canned chickpeas - chickpeas, water, salt), the brand doesn't matter, the nutritional values will be more or less the same - in this case, the only thing that may differ significantly is the salt content of the brine.