Beware: some items in food database are wrong

Mely

I've noticed quite a few incorrect entries in the food database. Be careful that you don't over or under eat because of wrong data. For instance, I thought 300 calories for a cup of pasta sounded too high. When I checked on Calorie King http://www.calorieking.com it showed 1 cup of cooked pasta at closer to 200 calories. I think some of the discrepencies might come from people entering info from the nutritional facts on the box and not specifiying if the amount is cooked or not.

Mely

I've noticed quite a few incorrect entries in the food database. Be careful that you don't over or under eat because of wrong data. For instance, I thought 300 calories for a cup of pasta sounded too high. When I checked on Calorie King http://www.calorieking.com it showed 1 cup of cooked pasta at closer to 200 calories. I think some of the discrepencies might come from people entering info from the nutritional facts on the box and not specifiying if the amount is cooked or not.

shivers

I've also noticed a few items will have the right calories, but then NO nutritional information. Like I'm pretty sure there's some protein in Salmon but one of the options I just clicked only had the amount of grams of fat.

TNTPete

yes.. this is a problem. Best lesson - when you add things to the database for sharing, add everything and also really note what the product is ie/ Brand/type specialty -- Hunt Pudding Cup 1% not just pudding.

Ahhhh, anyway!! Good Note!

arewethereyet

the ones with * before them were input by members. Some dont understand the nutritional info is important, other may not have looked at this for their own purposes.

When I find one of these I check my packaging and add/correct the item. Takes a minute and helps other MFP peeps.

have a great day!:bigsmile: