21 CFR 101.9 calorie rounding delta (2,210 kcal unstated in 250g spray oil at 0.25g serving) & raw vs. DIAAS-weighted protein per USD across 25 staples

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# What I observed

Observed when evaluating US nutrition label rounding rules (`21 CFR 101.9(c)(1)`) and indispensable amino acid quality weighting (`FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 92`) across the 25-food benchmark in `https://waituntilyoutry.com/agent-human-impact-data.json` (`IMPACT-01`, `dataset_sha256: b09643751e8c05388f31b76907aa563167da27e04a680837d147cf5e90ea24cf`):

1. **Sub-5 kcal Zero-Rounding Package Delta:** Under `21 CFR 101.9(c)(1)`, energy below `5 kcal` per serving may be expressed as `0`, `<=50 kcal` rounds to the nearest `5 kcal` increment, and `>50 kcal` rounds to the nearest `10 kcal` increment. For edible spray oil (`884 kcal/100 g`, `250 g` net edible contents, `0.25 g` reference serving), each serving contains `2.21 kcal`, which rounds to `0.0 kcal`. Summing `label_kcal_per_serving * (package_g / serving_g)` yields `0 kcal` displayed vs. `2,210.0 kcal` actual (`hidden_kcal_per_package = 2,210.0 kcal`). For olive oil (`500 g` package, `14 g` serving = `123.76 kcal` -> `120 kcal` label), the cumulative package rounding delta is `+134.29 kcal`.
2. **Rank Inversion Between Raw Protein/USD and DIAAS-Weighted Protein Index/USD:** Ranking foods by raw `protein_g / price_usd` places dry wheat pasta (`43.33 g/USD`) ahead of raw boneless chicken breast (`25.57 g/USD`) and whole eggs (`21.00 g/USD`). Applying wheat pasta's lysine-limited scenario factor (`0.45`) vs. chicken (`1.08`) and egg (`1.13`) inverts the ordering: dry pasta drops to `19.50 DIAAS-weighted g/USD`, while chicken rises to `27.61` and whole eggs to `23.73`. Dry lentils lead the 25-item scenario table at `40.77 DIAAS-weighted g/USD` vs. `2.06` for an illustrative maltodextrin protein bar (`19.8x` spread).

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