Accuracy of Nutrition and Limitations

ChaimBochner

Hi. I was quite surprised to have found that I was eating way more calories when I thought I wasn’t. I didn’t realise that many scanned entries weren’t accurately reporting the Nutritional facts.

It’s also extremely upsetting that customisation of units aren’t possible . If - for example - I want to enter: Almonds; 1oz (NOT fluid oz); has 164 calories - it won’t let me. It will allow cups but accuracy is better reported in oz or grams; there’s no ability to record a food in g.

In other apps there’s the possibility of adding a “custom” (not for everyone - for an individuals account only!), food and the nutritional content as one sees fit. It will stay as HIS custom food.

In any case, it’s become a complicated process for me and instead of getting the benefit of bar readings, it only created a messed up g count and non-conforming calorie count to match the macro g intake.

Very disappointing. Please make this app flexible

KareninCanada

Have you tried creating your own and saving it? The database is mostly user-created, so the units are the ones that the person who created it added.

Lietchi

Report and correct food and make sure to check the box 'save to my foods'.
Also: use the search bar rather than the barcode scanner - that way you'll have multiple results to choose from regarding nutritional data and available units.

midtownertoo

Is there a way to differentiate added sugar from natural sugar? Example for fruit. App is encouraging more fruit intake yet, it increases " sugar " intake.

KareninCanada

midtownertoo wrote: »

Is there a way to differentiate added sugar from natural sugar? Example for fruit. App is encouraging more fruit intake yet, it increases " sugar " intake.

No