This number is at the top for a reason: The nutritional information on the rest of the label applies to one serving. The FDA sets serving sizer for all foods-they are measurements,not recommendations.Total calories are calculated per serving,as are total calories from fat,so be sure to look at the servings per container.A bag of potato chips might say it has 150 calories per serving,but the entire bag might be three servings,or 450 calories.