Issue with app and calorie counts
mmacleod1018
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Hey there
Anyone else have an issue with calorie counts? Protein has 4 calories per gram I believe. Yet the app says that a 100 gram serving has 100 calories.
Anyone else have this problem? Thanks!
Anyone else have an issue with calorie counts? Protein has 4 calories per gram I believe. Yet the app says that a 100 gram serving has 100 calories.
Anyone else have this problem? Thanks!
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The database is mostly user entered, and not all users know what they're doing. You have to check entries to the package or to usda published values to ensure you're picking one with accurate data.1
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Fair enough. Makes sense. Thanks0
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Protein does not have 4 calories per gram. Start with a fundamental mistake and the rest is just a waste of time. Food has calories. It also has proteins. Let me help with an example. Orange juice is orange. Orange juice has calories. How many calories does orange have?0
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Protein DOES have 4 calories per gram. As do carbs. Fat has 9 calories per gram. If the percentages on your example are correct that item has 110 calories.
Which sounds about right for that amount of chicken. On average, meat is about 20% protein, and 5% fat. The rest is water. Water has no calories.3 -
Protein DOES have 4 calories per gram. As do carbs. Fat has 9 calories per gram. If the percentages on your example are correct that item has 110 calories.
Which sounds about right for that amount of chicken. On average, meat is about 20% protein, and 5% fat. The rest is water. Water has no calories.
This too, OP. 100 grams of chicken is not 100 grams of protein. It's 20 something grams of protein.4 -
Protein DOES have 4 calories per gram. As do carbs. Fat has 9 calories per gram. If the percentages on your example are correct that item has 110 calories.
Which sounds about right for that amount of chicken. On average, meat is about 20% protein, and 5% fat. The rest is water. Water has no calories.
This too, OP. 100 grams of chicken is not 100 grams of protein. It's 20 something grams of protein.
Agreed, chicken is not pure protein. Even white chicken breast has fat and there's also plenty of water content.0
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