Graham flour is a mixture of white flour, wheat bran and wheat germ. A graham cracker contains graham flour as its primary ingredient. It also has sugar and cinnamon, giving a graham cracker a sweet taste like a cookie rather than a salty taste like a cracker. Graham crackers are a common ingredient in pie crusts and other baked goods. Graham crackers commonly contain coatings of chocolate and other confections.
Instructions
1. Obtain the nutritional content for a chocolate graham cracker from a site such as NutritionData. This information applies to a square chocolate graham cracker that measures 2.5 inches on each side. The cracker weighs 14 grams (g) or about ½ an ounce.
2. Study the calorie content for a chocolate graham cracker. A serving of chocolate graham crackers has a total of 67 calories. This provides 3 percent of the daily value (DV) for calories, assuming a standard diet of 2,000 calories per day. Carbohydrates account for 36 calories, fat provides 28 calories and protein makes up the remaining three calories.
3. Examine the carbohydrate count for chocolate graham crackers. A chocolate graham cracker contains a total of 9.3g of carbohydrates. This includes 3.1g of complex carbohydrates, 0.4g of dietary fiber and 5.8g of sugar. This provides 3 percent of the DV for total carbohydrates and 2 percent of the DV for dietary fiber.
4. Study the fat content in chocolate graham crackers. A chocolate graham cracker contains 3.2g of fat, which is 5 percent of the DV for total fat. This includes 1.9g of saturated fat, or 9 percent of the DV for saturated fat. A serving of chocolate graham crackers also 0.8g of protein, which is 2 percent of the DV for protein.
5. Examine the vitamins and minerals in chocolate graham crackers. Chocolate graham crackers have 5 percent of the DV for manganese, and 3 percent of the DV for iron, copper and selenium. They also contain milligrams (mg) of sodium, which is about 2 percent of the DV for sodium. Additional nutrients in a chocolate graham cracker include 2 percent of the DV for riboflavin, niacin, magnesium and phosphorus.
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