Does the My Fitness Pal App show good and bad cholesterol breakdown in scanned foods?

lisacic100

I have a vegan diet and go to the gym 5 to 6 times a week, consider myself fit but my bloods have home back that my cholesterol is higher than it should be. I also struggle to get enough protein so the app helps me with that. But I wondered if i would get more benefit if i paid for the app and does it breakdown cholesterol in foods as i haven't a clue! I think processed vegan foods may not be too good for me, so i need to work out what ones have higher cholesterol.

COGypsy

MFP only tracks what is required in a standard US nutrition label. It’s the same crowdsourced database whether you use free or paid.

Lietchi

I think you are talking about 'good' and 'bad' fats. And yes, MFP tracks a breakdown of those, provided the database entries you use are accurate/complete. You don't need premium.

MFP shows a breakdown of saturated, mono and polyunsaturated and trans fats. Saturated should be limited, trans fats avoided as much as possible. Unsaturated fats are good, but as there are no official goals issues by health organizations, your goal for those on MFP will be shown as zero.

lisacic100

Thanks for the replies, although the version i have (free) shows me Carbohydrates, Fat and Protein, it doesn't give me the breakdown of the 'good' and bad 'fats' unless I am looking in the wrong place. Where can you see this breakdown as you mention Lietchi please?

Lietchi

If you open the individual food entries, you can see the full nutritional profile.

MFP also lets you choose the 5 nutrients you want to track: 5 columns in the desktop diary and (turning the screen to landscape mode) in the app as well
This is where you can choose the 5 nutrients you want to display:
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary-settings