The food database is full of crap. Verified means nothing!

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W_Stewart
W_Stewart Posts: 237 Member
edited June 2015 in Food and Nutrition
Go look at all the "verified" Perdue chicken breast entries. The variance is ridiculous. And who verifies this stuff?

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  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
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    I noticed that today. Ugh. :s
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    It's total crap.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
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    There's an entry for something called "Perdue chicken breast tenders" that has more fat grams than protein grams. How the hell do you turn chicken breast into a fat meat?!
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
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    Haha, I just noticed this today, too. I was trying to enter my Lean Cuisine and the "verified" entry was 50 calories less than what was actually on the package. They have literally destroyed the database. It's such a shame.
  • roselemonade
    roselemonade Posts: 53 Member
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    Maybe "verified" means "we verified that this entry does, in fact, exist."
  • PeachyPlum
    PeachyPlum Posts: 1,243 Member
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    I think they should just nuke it and start over.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
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    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    I think they should just nuke it and start over.

    I'm on this train.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    I think they should just nuke it and start over.

    I'm on this train.

    Agreed.
  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
    edited June 2015
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    roselemonade wrote: »
    Maybe "verified" means "we verified that this entry does, in fact, exist."

    :D
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,978 Member
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    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    I think they should just nuke it and start over.

    I'm on this train.

    Me too. After 447 days of using this site, I'm actually thinking of finding another. Between the database and all the new glitches, I'm frustrated. Under Armour is very underwhelming.
  • bethanie0825
    bethanie0825 Posts: 1,475 Member
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    Thank goodness for the barcode scanner. I haven't had any issues with that yet.
  • snowflakesav
    snowflakesav Posts: 647 Member
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    It really is ridiculous. I put in a tablespoon of brown sugar and it came out as 15 calories the other day.
  • ssflbelle2012
    ssflbelle2012 Posts: 322 Member
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    I noticed this happening Friday when I had 1 tablespoon of light mayo and it came up as 10 grams of carbs. Really since when? My label says 1 gram of carb.
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
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    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    I think they should just nuke it and start over.

    Agreed
  • MsJulesRenee
    MsJulesRenee Posts: 1,180 Member
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    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    I think they should just nuke it and start over.

    Yup
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
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    i was so super excited when i first saw the verified, i was like finally! some advancement on the database...now I'm just sad.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    edited June 2015
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    I am at the point where I'm just going to make my own entries for foods and keep them private.
  • ohmscheeks
    ohmscheeks Posts: 840 Member
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    Yeah, they should have left the meaningless "verified" badges alone
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
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    wahoowad wrote: »
    Go look at all the "verified" Perdue chicken breast entries. The variance is ridiculous. And who verifies this stuff?

    I'm confused about why your post has two flags.

    WTH people?
  • docsandy
    docsandy Posts: 12 Member
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    What happened ? I previously relied on this database, so much has deteriorated since the company was sold :'(

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