Nutritional Values for Butter

cceng
cceng Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Just joined the app yesterday. Could someone please check the food database for Butter values.

6grams of Fat in 50grams of butter is way too low

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  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    The food database is a mess. It contains many erroneous entries. Before choosing one it's best to check a more reputable source. Here is a link to the USDA nutritional info site.

    https://ndb.nal.usda.gov//
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    Or choose an entry with a little green check next to it, those are supposed to be verified
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    cceng wrote: »
    Just joined the app yesterday. Could someone please check the food database for Butter values.

    6grams of Fat in 50grams of butter is way too low

    pick an actual brand not a generic 'butter' entry, or try the verified ones, though they are not always correct.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    edited July 2016
    Wolfena wrote: »
    Or choose an entry with a little green check next to it, those are supposed to be verified

    Those can be pretty terrible too, though not as bad as most.
    As for the butter: 1 tbsp (about 14g) is generally 100-110 kcal, 11-12g fat, and nothing else, unless there is added salt, etc. There is some protein in butters, but it's so little as to be completely negligible. Brands do vary in what they put in though, so when all else fails, check your label.
  • determined_14
    determined_14 Posts: 258 Member
    In general for any fat or oil, it should come in at around 100 cals/tbs, give or take a few. And it will be virtually all fat grams (9cals/g in fat).
    You can always check your label to compare to the database.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,648 Member
    The database is user generated. It's every man for himself. Check the label you have in front of you against the database entry. If it doesn't have a green check next to it, you can go to the database on myfitnesspal.com and edit it. If you can't edit it or find one that matches, create your own. There is nobody checking the entries for accuracy.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,860 Member
    Learn how the USDA entries look and use those, or cross check with the USDA information. One tip for finding the USDA entries is that they should have many measurement options.
  • Mixedcoffees
    Mixedcoffees Posts: 20 Member
    cceng wrote: »
    Just joined the app yesterday. Could someone please check the food database for Butter values.

    6grams of Fat in 50grams of butter is way too low

    Try nutritiondata.self.com/ then search for butter.
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