How to Understand Chocolate Graham Cracker Nutrition

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.

Things You'll Need

• Nutrition label for chocolate graham cracker

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Instructions

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.