Units for measuring

lienuksa · May 2018

Hello,
I am new to myfitnesspal and I am struggling with measurement units when entering products for each meal.
Example, I was weighing dry rice and my portion was 20gr of dry rice. The package says 104 calories per 100 grams so 20 grams would be approximately 20calories.
I scanned the product and chose unit 1.0g and quantity 20 ( supposing it is 20grams) and calories counted by fitnesspal came up as 74. Huge difference. Is 1.0g = 1gram as for other products I have seen actually unit '1gram'. Am I doing smth wrong?

malibu927 · May 2018

Did you make sure the entry you chose matches what the label says? It sounds like the entry is for dry rice but your label is for cooked.

CyberTone · May 2018

"Wild rice, cooked" is 101 Calories per 100g cooked weight. https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/20089

Perhaps you have wild rice? Wild rice is not the same as ordinary Asian white or brown rice.

"Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked" - the ordinary Asian varieties - are about 130 Calories per 100g cooked weight. https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/20051

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