should i weight the meat or fish raw or cooked when they come without nutrition facts? How do i know

Kenkiun

how do i know if the database refert to raw or cooked aside from the protein name?

Lietchi

Well, the most likely option (if it isn't mentioned) is raw. But I would recommend using the USDA database as a reference, and they have both raw and cooked versions of most foods (I prefer weighing and logging raw myself, since cooking longer or short will influence the weight of the cooked food, so somewhat less reliable)

This is their database: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/ ( use 'SR Legacy' ) Many of their entries have been (re)created in MFP.

kshama2001

Yes, I use the USDA database and their protein entries always specify raw or not. They are also administrative sounding, such as "Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw."

Here's more:

Unfortunately, the green check marks in the MFP database are used for both USER-created entries and ADMIN-created entries that MFP pulled from the USDA database. A green check mark for USER-created entries just means enough people have upvoted the entry - it is not necessarily correct.

To find ADMIN entries for whole foods, I get the syntax from the USDA database and paste that into MFP. All ADMIN entries from the USDA will have weights as an option BUT there is a glitch whereby sometimes 1g is the option but the values are actually for 100g. This is pretty easy to spot though, as when added the calories are 100x more than is reasonable.

https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Use the “SR Legacy” tab - that seems to be what MFP used to pull in entries.

Note: any MFP entry that includes "USDA" was USER entered.

For packaged foods, I verify the label against what I find in MFP. (Alas, you cannot just scan with your phone and assume what you get is correct.)