SCANNER WRONG hidden valley ranch powder from costco

Putytat52
Putytat52 Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Scanned label for carb count on Hidden Valley Ranch powder from Costco and its WAY off! The label states its "1/4" of the tsp is 1 carb. The scanner brings up something completely different so use the label. 1/4 tsp x 4 would be a full tsp and thats 4 carbs per full tsp.

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  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Putytat52 wrote: »
    Scanned label for carb count on Hidden Valley Ranch powder from Costco and its WAY off! The label states its "1/4" of the tsp is 1 carb. The scanner brings up something completely different so use the label. 1/4 tsp x 4 would be a full tsp and thats 4 carbs per full tsp.

    Might be best to contact staff and have them help you out or have them give you info on who to contact from there: Alex or Nova would respond to you in a PM. :)
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    Most food items are entered in the Food Database by other MFP users. They make mistakes.

    ​Please see these articles, and search for other helpful articles, on the MFP Help pages...

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/13980-some-food-information-in-the-database-is-inaccurate-can-i-edit-it-

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1859089-what-does-the-check-mark-mean-

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1027154-where-does-myfitnesspal-get-its-food-data-

    The barcode on a food package does not contain nutrition information or any other information beyond the barcode number, it is just a universal product code (UPC) number registered to the manufacturer or distributor. All of the macro- and micronutrient information associated with that barcode number was entered into the MFP Food Database by other MFP users or staff from the Nutrition Facts label printed on that package; then a user associated that UPC number with a MFP Food Database record.

    The UPC number can be associated with the wrong MFP Food Database record; the MFP Food Database record could be inaccurate; the manufacturer could have updated the food ingredients and the printed nutrition information but no one has corrected the associated Food Database record yet; or in some cases the food product has regional differences and the nutrition information printed on the package differs but the manufacturer just uses the exact same barcode number on those different regional products.

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