How to compare food items in detail (comparatives)

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How to compare food items in detail (comparatives)

A bag of popcorn contains

1. 20% less fat than a bag of crisps.
2. 40% less fat than a bag of crisps.

A can of Coca­Cola contains

1. slightly fewer calories than a can of beer
2. way fewer calories than a can of beer

Kiwi fruit contains

1. as much vitamin C as oranges.
2. almost twice as much vitamin C as oranges.

White spaghetti has about

1. 10% more carbs than whole grain spaghetti
2. 30% more carbs than whole grain spaghetti

A hotdog contains

1. half as much fat as a standard hamburger
2. slightly less fat than a standard hamburger.

Caterpillars contain

1. a little more protein than chicken breast.
2. much more protein than chicken breast

Eggs contain

1. far less protein than chicken breast.
2. far more protein than chicken breast.

Strawberries provide

1. way more vitamin C than oranges.
2. a little more vitamin C than oranges

A typical serving of French fries from McDonald’s contains

1. three times more calories than in the 1950s
2. half as many calories as in the 1950s

Ketchup contains

1. a great deal more sugar than vanilla ice cream
2. slightly more sugar than vanilla ice cream

100 g of cooked pasta contains

1. 65% more calories than 100 g boiled potatoes.
2. 25% more calories than 100 g boiled potatoes.

One avocado contains

1. slightly more fat than a salmon fillet
2. far more fat than a salmon fillet.

Quantifiers

Countable vs 

uncountable words

Countable nouns

- Many (many eggs)

- Few/fewer/fewest (few calories)

Uncountable nouns

- Much (much sugar)

- Little/less/least (little sugar)

few/little vs a few/a little

There is little tea left. I will put the kettle on.

There is a little tea left. Have some!