Question 1063540: After looking at this list you are concerned that you may not be able to afford the food biggest bang for your buck by comparing the amount of protein for the price for which you can purchase the food also includes the serving item and the protein per serving for the product chosen? Bush Pinto Beans-price per item($0.89) Servings per item(3.3) Protein per serving(7g)
Jiff Peanut Butter- Price per item($3.99) Servings per item(25) Protein per serving(7g) Bumblebee Canned Chicken- Price per item($2.39) Serving per item(4) Protein per serving(13g) Cheerios Cereal- Price pet item($3.75) Servings per item (18) Protein per serving(3g).
Which item is the best purchase in term of price per gram of protein? Were you surprised with any of the results?
Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Peanut butter wins, and I am not surprised,
because the contest is obviously rigged, and
because I once had to calculate those comparisons to make ends meet.
Why Jiff brand? Did the company pay to have its product advertised in the math problem?
Why is the only source of animal protein listed such an expensive choice?
Was the problem written by a vegetarian? Unlike vegetable protein sources,
animal protein is a more complete protein,
with a composition more closely matching the ideal for human nutrition
Peanut butter, as listed, at $3.99 per 25-serving container,
with, 7-g protein per serving, gives you
 of protein per container,
and  or about    .
A high priced canned animal protein,
such as the canned chicken listed,
is obviously a bad option.
Beans have more fiber, but a $0.89 can, with 3.3 7-g protein servings,
gives you  protein.
Its  does not beat peanut butter.
The cereal gives you
 of protein per $3.75 container,
and the chicken  protein per $2.39 container.
Canned chicken ,  ,
is an obvious bad option,
and the only animal source food included,
but if you consider the price and size of the can listed,
fresh animal flesh can be bought much cheaper per pound.
Milk (8 g protein per 8-ounce glass,
and eggs, at 6 g protein per egg,
are other sources of animal protein not listed.
Canned light meat tuna is also much cheaper
than canned chicken,
and so is canned mackerel.
As listed, the cereal is obviously a worse choice than the canned chicken.
Without much calculation, we could estimate that
the peanut listed is the clear protein content winner
among the items listed.
Of course, with its high content of salt, fat, and sugar,
and with a horribly high ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids,
peanut butter is far from a healthy choice.
I would rather buy the cheapest cut of chicken and cook it.
If I could not cook, canned mackerel higher omega-3,
and better quality animal protein souls be better.
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