When adding food -

jade1967
jade1967 Posts: 8
in Food and Nutrition
When I add my food on MFP I see all the stats of the food im about to eat ...

So I had added Progresso Soup Light Vegetable and Noodle . from looking at the Nutrution facts on the back of the can and then comparing it to my fitness pal .. My fitness Pal is off.
the sodium on the can says 690 mg and MFP said something like 480mg
Protein on the can said 2 mg and MFP said 3 mg ????

So now what .... Is MFP not accurate ? because those numbers are a big difference especially the sodium

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Well when you allow users to enter nutrition information you'll get some inaccuracy. So you can either 1) fix the entry, 2) create your own entry, or 3) use the inaccurate entry.
  • jade1967
    jade1967 Posts: 8
    Thanks for Responding Ready! That's just it its a matter of being a point or two ... so I would definatly pick the higher points ... but I was just saying 1st Time this has happened. and this was a Weight Watchers thing ...
  • Stage14
    Stage14 Posts: 1,046 Member
    Many foods have multiple entries, and they can each have different numbers. Look for phrases like "correct", "from can/box/website", etc. Also, if you have the information there, you can double check to verify that the entry you choose is correct. But the bottom line is that it's all a guessing game really, since calorie labels can have an error of up to 20%. So, try your best to get the correct number, but don't stress too much over it.

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