How To Calculate Calories In Produce?

MaiLinna

I recently got some organic apples, but there's only one entry for the brand I got and they're 80 calories each. Now, these are the smallest apples I've seen in my life. Slicing them, they're only 2 inches long! Is this tiny, tiny apple really 80 calories?

What about other oddly small or large produce?

dbmata

When in doubt, use the numbers from the USDA.

Calorie logging is at best an estimate, so estimate to the best of your ability, or as accurately as you'd like.

Ready2Rock206

That's why a scale works best for accuracy.

BarbieAS

Use a scale, preferably in grams. Either cut the apple into slices and weigh the portion you intend to eat, or weigh the apple before and then weigh the core after, and log the difference using the "apples - raw" un-starred (aka USDA) entry in the food log. Yes, it's not going to be perfect - even the same variety and size of apple is going to vary in calories based on water content, sugar content, etc (no way of knowing these things) but it's the closest you're going to get.

LH85DC

^^^ This. Weigh them, and use the USDA estimates to find the calorie count for 50 grams (or whatever is relevant) of apple. There are lots of bad estimates in the database- just because the entry says it's the right brand or type of apple doesn't make it accurate. You can also enter your own entry for apple if that is what you're comfortable with.