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I have noticed a lot of inconsistency on (US) "nutrition facts" labels. I've seen anywhere from 5g being 3% of the daily recommended amount (~150g per day) to 15g being 33% of the daily amount (~50g per day).

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Usually recommended protein intake per day is 1 gram per kilogram of body weight, for sedentary people. For more active, its 1.5-2.2 grams per kg.

The USDA doesn’t have a recommendation for protein (yet does for added sugar is if some is “needed”), that’s a big part of the problem.

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