July 9, 2008


Odd USDA Nutritional Facts

It’s real, don’t believe me? Check for yourself. Or, here is a spreadsheet with the screen-captured oddities for less inquiring minds.

I also remember seeing Emu, Buffalo, and Pigeon (under “Squab”).

posted by Andrew Simone in animals, food, odd 

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7 Responses to “Odd USDA Nutritional Facts”

  1. jandek on July 9th, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    Squab is quail, correct?

  2. Andrew Simone on July 9th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    Not according to google.

  3. Amy Mabli on July 9th, 2008 at 1:16 pm

    I didn’t know my beluga whale oil crusts were so high in calories! I need to switch to vegetable shortening.

  4. Daryl Scroggins on July 9th, 2008 at 7:19 pm

    Nutritional facts:

    Bird-eating spider that has just eaten a bird; roasted: 321 cal.

    1 gram Parasitic Wasp eggs, eaten raw; 21days after ingestion: 27,796 cal.

    Beaver, eaten over a span of 2 weeks: -46,472 cal.

  5. Rick Neece on July 9th, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    By virtue of context, I gleaned “squab” was pigeon. Once when Danny and I were walking The Plaza, a pigeon landed at our feet. Danny playfully kicked toward it, “Out of my way, squab,” he said.

  6. Andrew Simone on July 10th, 2008 at 12:10 am

    I love that story, Rick.

  7. Sheila Ryan on July 10th, 2008 at 12:48 am

    That’s one I’ll remember: “Out of my way, squab.”

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