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fat grams

addyfinn2020
addyfinn2020 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How can there be 51 grams of fat in a homemade romaine lettuce salad with no dressing on it?

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  • harper16
    harper16 Posts: 2,564 Member
    edited April 2020
    What else is in the salad?
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Is this on MFP database?
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,213 Member
    I'm with harper, what else is in the salad?
  • Unicorn_Bacon
    Unicorn_Bacon Posts: 491 Member
    Not all entries in the database are accurate.

    Sometimes people might make typos or just not care and put whatever value they want.

    Mfps nutritional information is not written in stone, you need to be able to know what appropriate calories are for foods and an understanding of what you're eating. If your salad isnt coated in dressing or nuts or cheese or any other high fat food, then you know there really isnt 51g of fat

  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Perhaps whoever created the entry you found likes cheese with their salad?

    Well done for questioning the database entry you found, that awareness will stand you in good stead when you find other bad entries such as chicken with no protein, sodium and salt being used as interchangeable, milligrams and grams being confused.....
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