Food calorie query

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souloflove
souloflove Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hello all. I’ve just joined. But am very confused with the calories given for various foods.
For example, I typed in cherry tomato and got loads of different calories for the same product. I don’t know what one to choose. Am I missing something here?
Many thanks
Michelle

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  • GrumpyHeadmistress
    GrumpyHeadmistress Posts: 666 Member
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    Try looking online for approved USDA calorie values. Don’t blindly use the MFP entries as they can be wildly incorrect
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
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    Use the listing that says "Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average". Most foods that have this naming structure and a green approved symbol are likely accurate.
  • souloflove
    souloflove Posts: 2 Member
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    Thank you. I’ll try those suggestions. I’m in the UK. maybe I should try to find a UK based app?
  • strongwouldbenice
    strongwouldbenice Posts: 153 Member
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    souloflove wrote: »
    Thank you. I’ll try those suggestions. I’m in the UK. maybe I should try to find a UK based app?

    I guarantee you'll find more UK entries on mfp than any other app. I'm Australian but travelled around Europe for a while still logging, and I've BARELY come across foods that weren't in the database.

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