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What is tg of protein ?

Was wondering how much protein was in this taquito and it says 14tg… what does that mean? I know it can’t be teragram…

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Answer

Perhaps it stands for “true protein”? As opposed to “crude protein”. “True protein” is a measure of the actual total amount of protein in a food, whereas “crude protein” is derived from the total nitrogen content of food (and may not necessarily accurate reflect the total protein content, since nitrogen is also present in non-protein molecules). If you do a Google search for “true protein vs. crude protein” you can find some more thorough explanations of this.

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