We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Macro Chart Different to Grams??

lvarbrew
lvarbrew Posts: 9
edited February 19 in Food and Nutrition
A little confused...

Entered in a new recipe. When you look at the gram based nutritional info, it has 34g fat, 38g carbs and 52g protein...yet when you look at the macro graph (with no other food in your log...obviously) it suggests 46% fat, 23% carbs and 31% protein. The graph is suggesting that there is more fat than protein, when clearly (based on the gram based info) this isn't the case.

What's the deal? Am I missing something, or is this acting strangely?

Thanks!

Replies

  • stubnitz
    stubnitz Posts: 2 Member
    The chart shows the breakdown of your calories, which is different from grams of macros. 1g of protein does not contain the same amount of energy as 1g of fat.

    1g of fat = 9 calories
    1g of protein/carbs = 4 calories

    So the fat you consumed contained more energy per gram than the protein or carbs.
  • lvarbrew
    lvarbrew Posts: 9
    Thank you! That is the exact answer I needed, so thanks for your help! :)
This discussion has been closed.

Categories