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is the peel included in calorie count?

yeahfatty
yeahfatty Posts: 228 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
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?

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  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    I am pretty sure they mean the edible parts only.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It's the weight for what you eat
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    Weight the edible parts only
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    What about the paper wrapper on my Big Mac? Is that included?
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    DavPul wrote: »
    What about the paper wrapper on my Big Mac? Is that included?

    No, but the cheese you pull off the paper is
  • yeahfatty
    yeahfatty Posts: 228 Member
    thanks everyone .. @DavPul, i think you're a little hangry so maybe you should go get that big mac. :p
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    kami3006 wrote: »
    DavPul wrote: »
    What about the paper wrapper on my Big Mac? Is that included?

    No, but the cheese you pull off the paper is

    DAMMIT. I hoped those were free calories. What about the fries at the bottom of the bag? Those don't count, do they?
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    DavPul wrote: »
    kami3006 wrote: »
    DavPul wrote: »
    What about the paper wrapper on my Big Mac? Is that included?

    No, but the cheese you pull off the paper is

    DAMMIT. I hoped those were free calories. What about the fries at the bottom of the bag? Those don't count, do they?

    Those never count
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    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.
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    I agree that bag fries are free calories. That's all I have to contribute to this conversation.
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    BinkyBonk wrote: »
    I agree that bag fries are free calories. That's all I have to contribute to this conversation.

    Also, broken cookies have no calories because the calories fall out of the cookie when it breaks. Science.
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