Is this the new math????

Ok...so maybe I need to get out more or maybe I need to get a new calculator. But my friend came over the other day with a 24oz. bottle of Coke. I was just jabbering, and read the back of the bottle's label quickly. I had to do a double-take on this one!


Sorry if the pic is hard to read. But I will try and explain what confused me so. First of all, you see that a serving size is 8oz. And that there are 3 servings or 24oz. per container. Yes, that makes sense since 8x3=24.

Here's where it gets confusing. If you look at the label, you see that for a serving of 8oz, the caloric content is 100. But, the caloric content for the container, which is 24oz. or 3 servings, is 290. If 8x3=24, then why doesn't 100x3=300? Where did the extra 10 calories go?

As if that wasn't confusing enough, if you go further down the label to the carb count, for 8oz. there are 27g of carbs. But for the container, again 24oz or 3 servings, the carb count is 79g. I double checked this on my computer, and 27x3=81. Where did the other 2 carbs go?

Then, if you read the caffeine content for 8oz, it's 23mg. But for 24oz., the content is 68mg. Ummmm....help me here! 23x3=69!

So, is that to say that to save yourself calories during the day, you should drink an entire bottle of Coke at one time vs. spreading it out over 3 servings? Because, if you drink 3 8oz servings, you are consuming 100 calories each time or 300 calories total. BUT, if you drink it all at once, you are only consuming 290 calories!

Is this the new math??? Or just another reason that so many people struggle with weight/calorie issues?