Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: The runner chose to eat nuts for a snack instead of chips because there was more protein in the _ .

Choice 1: The runner chose to eat nuts for a snack instead of chips because there was more protein in the nuts .
Choice 2: The runner chose to eat nuts for a snack instead of chips because there was more protein in the chips .
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
1.