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Question about macros on foods in database

quamsi
quamsi Posts: 13
edited February 6 in Food and Nutrition
Sorry if this has been addressed earlier, I can't find it. I'm noticing that some foods are inputted with certain macros rounded up (4 g carbs vs 3.5). What is the reason for this? I am very meticulous in recording my foods, weighing by the gram and tracking every trace of food I put in my mouth. So I tend to spend a lot of time in the database finding perfect matches vs ones that are rounded up. Should I just consider the ones that are rounded up accurate to save time? Or does the database not allow fractions? Thanks in advance!

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  • tilmoph
    tilmoph Posts: 72 Member
    Just went and tested this. Input 110.5 for calories and 3.2 for fats. It entered without error, but when displayed on the log, cals were rounded up to 111 and fats were rounded down to 3. So the database won't argue if you type a fraction, but the log will round it appropriately.
  • quamsi
    quamsi Posts: 13
    Thanks, I just tested that too! Appreciate your response. :)
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