Wrong Data in the Matching Foods list?

ammtar

Hi,
I found many entries (by users) that are not correct, even waaaay of the correct numbers. Like this:

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And there is no "green checked" entry I can use it.

Anybody form MFP is checking those entries? I don't think this is correct way...

Is there any way I can enter results from my research and I can see these only? And "checked" ones too. But not be visible to others because I don't want to eventually confuse others with my numbers.

Thanks for any help.

P.S. I'm using as one of my main sources about the nutrition facts this website:
fdc.nal.usda.gov

janejellyroll

Most of the entries in the database have been entered by your fellow users. Some of them are very accurate, some are semi-accurate, some are terrible. Nobody from MFP is controlling database accuracy that I'm aware of.

If you want to create your own entries for foods you commonly eat, you can check the box on creation to keep it from the public database. It will then be in "Your Foods" list whenever you want to log it.

Strudders67

Alternatively, select the entry, say it's not right - and edit it so that it is right. Slowly, you'll play your part in reducing the vast number of wrong entries.

Luke_rabbit

For that item, it looks like the 20 cal for 100 g is accurate for calories.

I just went and updated the rest of the nutrition data for it based on usda data. I have no idea if everyone can see the updated version. I just wanted to see how updating an entry works, because I usually just create a new accurate one if I can't find a match.

The one I updated was actually named: Pepper, Poblano, Raw.

kshama2001

MFP is definitely not checking USER-created entries. MFP should technically correct ADMIN-created entries that they pulled from the USDA database, but I used to try to report these and gave up in frustration.

I also visit the the USDA site, uncheck everything but "SR Legacy," perform my search, copy the syntax, and paste it into MFP.

I don't see any results for "Poblano" there, so that is part of the problem.

ammtar

janejellyroll wrote: »

Most of the entries in the database have been entered by your fellow users. Some of them are very accurate, some are semi-accurate, some are terrible. Nobody from MFP is controlling database accuracy that I'm aware of.

If you want to create your own entries for foods you commonly eat, you can check the box on creation to keep it from the public database. It will then be in "Your Foods" list whenever you want to log it.

Thanks janejellyrolll!

ammtar

Strudders67 wrote: »

Alternatively, select the entry, say it's not right - and edit it so that it is right. Slowly, you'll play your part in reducing the vast number of wrong entries.

I was thinking about that, but then, it would be a bit "rude" to change something's entry, you know. Maybe it would be better if there is an option to flag it so MFP can check and fix or remove the entry, right?

ammtar

bold_rabbit wrote: »

For that item, it looks like the 20 cal for 100 g is accurate for calories.

I just went and updated the rest of the nutrition data for it based on usda data. I have no idea if everyone can see the updated version. I just wanted to see how updating an entry works, because I usually just create a new accurate one if I can't find a match.

The one I updated was actually named: Pepper, Poblano, Raw.

Great! Thank you.

ammtar

kshama2001 wrote: »

MFP is definitely not checking USER-created entries. MFP should technically correct ADMIN-created entries that they pulled from the USDA database, but I used to try to report these and gave up in frustration.

I also visit the the USDA site, uncheck everything but "SR Legacy," perform my search, copy the syntax, and paste it into MFP.

I don't see any results for "Poblano" there, so that is part of the problem.

This is what I used for Poblano peppers




https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/1103368/nutrients

And, what's "SR Legacy"?

kshama2001

It's in "Survey" so you can use that to verify values, but "SR Legacy" appears to be what MFP used to pull in data, so that's why there is no ADMIN-created entry in the MFP database for "Poblano peppers."

cmriverside

ammtar wrote: »

Strudders67 wrote: »

Alternatively, select the entry, say it's not right - and edit it so that it is right. Slowly, you'll play your part in reducing the vast number of wrong entries.

I was thinking about that, but then, it would be a bit "rude" to change something's entry, you know. Maybe it would be better if there is an option to flag it so MFP can check and fix or remove the entry, right?

Just so you know...

When you Edit a food, that becomes a New Food in your MY FOODS. It doesn't change the entry for the original user who entered it the first time.

So, either way you want to do it you're not messing anyone else up.

There are probably hundreds of millions of foods (the site started in 2005) and probably 10 staff (I don't know how many staff, but you get my point.) No way you're going to get any kind of a meaningful response from staff regarding a crowd-sourced FREE database. Not only that, someone entered that food and for them it was correct at that time. Deleting it isn't the solution. On packaged foods the portions and recipes are changed all the time by the manufacturers and that cannot be fixed - nor should it.

They did start a support thread about this and said to "report " them, but there's just no way anyone is actually changing millions of entries. It was just done as an appeasement. The database is as cluttered and wrong as it ever was.

It's faster and more effective for YOU if you just make the edit and let it go. 20 seconds, tops. Then you have it Your Way.

It works well enough for me.