some wrong food info

Stacimfit

I noticed that when I added an omelette to my breakfast that the first one said no cholesterol but then I added a different one and it said 250mg cholesterol... Does that mean the first one was put in wrong? Im afraid this stuff isn't accurate. Some things I can look at myself to verify buy not all...... Any tips? Or has anyone had the same problem? I know egg yolk has cholesterol so the first one was wrong by not stating egg white omelette....

FredDoyle

Lots of stuff in the dB is wrong or incomplete. Tread very carefully. I make all my own entries.
Plus, the values can differ by country...

SueInAz

Lots of stuff in the dB is wrong or incomplete. Tread very carefully. I make all my own entries.
Plus, the values can differ by country...

This is true. Most of the database is user-added and some people are lazy when they enter items. When entering basic food items like eggs, milk meats, veggies, etc. I always use the entries without the asterisk. These entries are either entered by me or, more often, are a part of the original MFP database and match the USDA Nutrient Database. Those entries I trust.

martinh78

Agreed, lots of folk just put calories in and no other information. And things like 2 tsps of carrots. Who teh hell measure carrots with a teaspoon??

I'm getting better at seeing the mistakes as I enter them now, but not always.

LoseYouself

Almost all animal foods have cholesterol. Plant foods never do. So if you're entering something that is animal protein (meat, dairy, egg) then it always should have cholesterol written down. If it doesn't, chances are whoever entered it didn't care about that part to write it in. Check the confirmations of the foods you use as well. The more confirmations a food has, the more likely it is to be correct. Also.. when you make something like an omelette it's more accurate to add each ingredient individually rather than to search for "omelette" unless of course you added it to your "My Foods" yourself as you made the meal.

amyljl77

I ALWAYS verify or put in my own food. I usually check and make sure what's in the database jives with what's on the package or I google nutrition data (shape has a great website) to get an accurate count. You can also tell if something's legit before you add it by seeing how many confirmations it has. If there are zero, then I double check

JesterMFP

I would try to avoid adding items that are someone's personal recipe. "Omelette" is too variable - how many eggs, whole eggs or egg whites, what other ingredients, and how much of them, how much (if any) fat is it cooked in? For something like this, I always add the exact measurements of what I'm using. If you regularly use the same recipe, then you can add it as a recipe for yourself, which makes it easier to add next time.