Which item is the best purchase in terms of price per gram of protein?

Question

Bush Chili Sauce Pinto Beans $1.06  Servings per item-3.5 Protein (g) per serving-5g

Jif Peanut Butter $4.28                    Servings per item-25    Protein (g)          -7g

 

Bumblebee Canned White Chicken $1.18      Servings per item     2             Protein-    13g

Kellogg’s Special K Protein Cereal    $3.98     Servings per item    16            Protein    10g

 

Were you surprised with any of your results? Answer in complete sentences.

Price per gram of protein for Bush Chili Sauce Pinto Beans _____, Jif Peanut Butter _____, Bumblebee Canned White Chicken ______, Kellogg’s Special K Protein Cereal _______

Answer 1

Chili Beans 1.06/17.5 = 0.06 = 6 cents per gram of protein

Jiff Peanutbutter 4.28/175 = 0.024 = 2 cents per gram

Bumble Bee chicken 1.18/26 = 0.05 = 5 cents per gram

Special K cereal 3.98/160 = 0.0248 = 2 1/2 cents per gram

Peanut butter is the lowest cost for protein. It's the most expensive, but a type of volume discount

the cereal is 2nd lowest cost, and the 2nd most expensive

3rd lowest cost is chicken and it's the 3rd most expensive

most costly is chili beans and it's the least expensive to buy

1.06 6 cents

1.18 5 cents

3.98 2 1/2 cents

4.28 2 cents

buy a larger amount and the cost is less per gram of protein

buy the smallest amount and it has the highest cost per gram of protein.