Enter the amount of rice, protein, and vegetables in your bento box into the calculator to determine the total calories. This calculator helps you estimate the caloric content of your bento box meal.
Bento Box Calories Formula
The following formula is used to calculate the total calories in a bento box.
TC = (RC * R) + (PC * P) + (VC * V)
Variables:
- TC is the total calories
- RC is the calories per cup of rice (200 calories/cup)
- R is the amount of rice in cups
- PC is the calories per gram of protein (4 calories/gram)
- P is the amount of protein in grams
- VC is the calories per cup of vegetables (50 calories/cup)
- V is the amount of vegetables in cups
To calculate the total calories in a bento box, multiply the amount of rice by the calories per cup of rice, the amount of protein by the calories per gram of protein, and the amount of vegetables by the calories per cup of vegetables. Then, add all the calories together to get the total.
What is a Bento Box?
A bento box is a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento holds rice or noodles, fish or meat, with pickled and cooked vegetables, in a box. Bento boxes are also available in many places worldwide and can vary greatly in their contents and portion sizes.
How to Calculate Bento Box Calories?
The following steps outline how to calculate the total calories in a Bento Box.
- First, determine the amount of rice in the bento box (R) in cups.
- Next, determine the amount of protein in the bento box (P) in grams.
- Next, determine the amount of vegetables in the bento box (V) in cups.
- Next, gather the formula from above = TC = (RC * R) + (PC * P) + (VC * V).
- Finally, calculate the total calories (TC).
- After inserting the variables and calculating the result, check your answer with the calculator above.
Example Problem :
Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.
amount of rice (R) = 1.5 cups
amount of protein (P) = 200 grams
amount of vegetables (V) = 1 cup
