Food Points Calculator — Points-Style Estimate
Turn a food's calories, saturated fat, sugar, and protein into a rough points-style score. An independent estimate — not affiliated with or endorsed by any commercial tracking program.
Food Points Estimator
An independent approximation, not an official app
Per Serving Nutrition
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Estimated Points
8
for this serving · raw score 8.43
🧮 How This Estimate Works
Points = (Calories × 0.0305) + (Sat. Fat × 0.275) + (Sugar × 0.12) − (Protein × 0.098), rounded and floored at 0. Calories and saturated fat/sugar push the score up; protein pulls it down, reflecting that protein-dense foods tend to be more filling per calorie.
What Goes Into the Score
🔥 Calories
The baseline driver — more energy per serving generally means a higher estimated score.
🧈 Saturated Fat & 🍬 Sugar
Both add calorie density without much fullness benefit, so they weight the score upward more than calories alone would suggest.
🥩 Protein
Subtracted from the score — a nod to protein's role in satiety and muscle maintenance relative to its calorie cost.
📅 Daily Budget
A simplified reference number from body weight and activity level — a rough ballpark, not a personalized clinical target.
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