Nutritional Database

ledonnelly75
ledonnelly75 Posts: 9 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Where do the values come from? How do you know if they are accurate?

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  • abetterluke
    abetterluke Posts: 625 Member
    They are all input by MFP users. You don't know they are accurate unless you confirm it for yourself.
  • MonsoonStorm
    MonsoonStorm Posts: 371 Member
    people

    you don't, which is why it is best to check first and then stick with that one correct entry.
  • Hollywood_Porky
    Hollywood_Porky Posts: 491 Member
    MFP Premium I believe has validation now. You could spend the $$ to have it. However, simple verification over the Net is sufficient (as an example).
  • CrabCatcher
    CrabCatcher Posts: 30 Member
    Never trust the values put into MFP, some users are WAY wrong when they enter the info. If you know it looks way off base you can use a site like http://nutritiondata.self.com/ to confirm the proper values. Then edit the MFP database entry so other users do not use the flawed entry.
  • ledonnelly75
    ledonnelly75 Posts: 9 Member
    Thanks everyone! Appreciate the feedback.
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