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Units for measuring
lienuksa
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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?
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?
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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.0
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"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/200510
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