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is the peel included in calorie count?

yeahfatty
Posts: 228 Member
Hi.
This may be a silly question but does anyone know if the peel is included in the calorie count provided by myfitnesspal?
For example right now I'm munching on 400g of watermelon but that's including the rind. So when I look up the calories, is that 400g of pure watermelon aka only the edible part or have they included the rind in their weight? Hope that makes sense.
Same with oranges, bananas and other fruits with uhm a "heavy" peel.
Does anyone know?
This may be a silly question but does anyone know if the peel is included in the calorie count provided by myfitnesspal?
For example right now I'm munching on 400g of watermelon but that's including the rind. So when I look up the calories, is that 400g of pure watermelon aka only the edible part or have they included the rind in their weight? Hope that makes sense.
Same with oranges, bananas and other fruits with uhm a "heavy" peel.
Does anyone know?
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I am pretty sure they mean the edible parts only.0
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It's the weight for what you eat0
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Weight the edible parts only0
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What about the paper wrapper on my Big Mac? Is that included?0
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The USDA only analyzes the edible parts--so no eggshells or apple seeds or banana peels. But I know that potatoes, for example, have entries for both skinned and not, so look for the right entries on those.0
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I agree that bag fries are free calories. That's all I have to contribute to this conversation.0
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