Does myfitnesspal properly calculate what vitamins you're getting?

myfitnesspalsophie

Every now and then I like to check my reports and It generally comes up with low iron and calcium, when I have a lot of meat, veg & unprocessed food.

Alatariel75

The vitamin and mineral values in MFP are notoriously unreliable. They entries are vastly user-added and, either through the micronutrient value not being available on the label, or through the user not bothering to put them in, often they are left out.

Have a look at some entries in your diary that show a zero value for the nutrients you're worried about, then Google the nutrient content of those foods. You're guaranteed to find you're getting a lot more than your diary reflects.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

No as most labels don't list vitamins and minerals.

lemurcat12

It's as accurate as the entries you choose.

Only the USDA entries (the ones MFP put in from the USDA, not ones others added) are likely to have all the vitamins. If you care about monitoring those closely, MFP isn't the best place to do it.

That said, if you focus on eating a diverse, nutrient dense diet with lots of vegetables and aren't following a diet that restricts specific foods (if you do there may be other considerations), and occasionally get tested for deficiencies, there'd be no reason to worry.