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

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
    I noticed that today. Ugh. :s
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,207 Member
    It's total crap.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    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
    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
    Maybe "verified" means "we verified that this entry does, in fact, exist."
  • PeachyPlum
    PeachyPlum Posts: 1,243 Member
    I think they should just nuke it and start over.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    I think they should just nuke it and start over.

    I'm on this train.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,207 Member
    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
    roselemonade wrote: »
    Maybe "verified" means "we verified that this entry does, in fact, exist."

    :D
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    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: 1,494 Member
    Thank goodness for the barcode scanner. I haven't had any issues with that yet.
  • snowflakesav
    snowflakesav Posts: 649 Member
    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
    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
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    I think they should just nuke it and start over.

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

    Yup
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    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
    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
    Yeah, they should have left the meaningless "verified" badges alone
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    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
    What happened ? I previously relied on this database, so much has deteriorated since the company was sold :'(

  • docsandy
    docsandy Posts: 12 Member
    I'm looking for a new database...any suggestions ?
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    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?

    I'm going to speculate that it's people who maybe got offended by the thread title.


    Lord's name in vain and all that folderol.

  • intruhvurt
    intruhvurt Posts: 21 Member
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    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?

    Because of the title. I didn't flag it, but I can see how that would be offensive to a lot of people.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    docsandy wrote: »
    What happened ? I previously relied on this database, so much has deteriorated since the company was sold :'(

    They tried to make the database all fancy and made-over by creating "verified" entries with little green check marks next to them that mean absolutely nothing. They also took away the asterisk to let you know that the food was entered by a user, so I have no way of knowing if my "Bananas - Raw" entry is the right one or if it was entered by some rando.
  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    edited June 2015
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    I think they should just nuke it and start over.

    I'm on this train.

    Agreed. I wish we had the option too to fix spelling mistakes.

    I always laugh when I see an entry for yogart.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    edited June 2015
    intruhvurt wrote: »
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    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?

    Because of the title. I didn't flag it, but I can see how that would be offensive to a lot of people.

    Sounds like "a lot of people" need to put their big boy panties on and accept the fact that this is the internet...
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,207 Member
    edited June 2015
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    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?

    I'm guessing that it's people being precious about *gasp* blasphemy! or the use of the word crap. Which is not censored by MFP so people shouldn't bug the mods by flagging it.
  • MsJulesRenee
    MsJulesRenee Posts: 1,180 Member
    kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    I think they should just nuke it and start over.

    I'm on this train.

    Agreed. I wish we had the option too to fix spelling mistakes.

    I always laugh when I see an entry for yogart.

    My favorite is the "skin milk" entry floating around
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    edited June 2015
    snowflakesav wrote: »
    It really is ridiculous. I put in a tablespoon of brown sugar and it came out as 15 calories the other day.

    It switches it to TEASPOON on your actual entry. Happened to me today! I thought I was losing my mind.
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    HappyCampr1 wrote: »
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    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?!

    My guess is that the Perdue chicken breast tenders are battered and fried. Of course, that's just a guess, so who knows.

    Tenders are battered and fried.

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