what to trust?

shaddowstorm
shaddowstorm Posts: 155 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Just a question about scanning products bar codes and seeing the nutrition in it but then googling the same product which has a different value.

eg. 100g raspberries. 70 cals, 5.5g fiber and 1.3g protein on MFP

Google - 100g raspberries 53 cals, 6g fiber and 1.2g protein.

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  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,054 Member
    Confounding. FWIW, this is what I trust. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/2053/2
  • cajuntank
    cajuntank Posts: 924 Member
    I use this to double-check sometime.
    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    Sometimes you have to check out a few different sources and make your best estimation. I would recommend that you don't spend too much time stressing about the exact number. Just estimate an honest ballpark number and you'll do fine.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    It's possible that a user edited a barcode-associated product and made it inaccurate.

    It's also possible that the barcode pulled up the wrong item. I once scanned a single serve cream cheese sachet and it logged as a mac and cheese microwave dinner.

    There's also the possibility that the barcode product is a different variety of produce. Different varieties of product do have different nutritional content.

    Personally, I go by USDA numbers for all produce.
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