Food database

This is why I don't use the database anymore, as anyone can edit them and even the green ticked foods are not always accurate. I started entering all my foods manually and not sharing with the database. That way I know they are correct and no one can change them.

CarvedTones wrote: »

kimny72 wrote: »

You can correct the entry, unless it has a green check suggesting it's "verified".

MFP doesn't curate the database at this point, many of the entries are user entered, so it's usually up to us to correct entries or create updated ones.

I have had a few instances of green checked items that come up from product scanning being wrong compared to nutrition information on the container. It is usually store brands and it is possible they have been sourced through a different supplier. Food Lion plain fat free yogurt is one. Harris Teeter fat free frozen yogurt is another.

Scanning a barcode returns only the printed number on the barcode label - it has nothing to do with any information printed on the package other than the barcode number. That barcode number is used in place of a text search of the MFP Food Database to find an associated record in the Food Database. The information in the MFP Food Database found from the barcode number search was entered by a person, who may make mistakes or enter incomplete information. Or, the information entered was once correct, and the manufacturer updated the product and changed the nutrition facts information and no one updated the MFP Food Database record yet.