Green check mark

courtneyreid_05
courtneyreid_05 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
What does the green check mark by foods mean? I’ve looked every where but can’t find any info on it thanks

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  • karenlong7
    karenlong7 Posts: 15 Member
    It means that MFP believes the entry is correct based on the number of people who have confirmed the accuracy of the values.
  • courtneyreid_05
    courtneyreid_05 Posts: 2 Member
    Oh okay thanks!
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,993 Member
    But it very often isn't, or contains only measurements in cups (strawberries in cups???) or 'servings'.
  • Ming777
    Ming777 Posts: 21 Member
    I heard a rumor that google is using MFP calorie counts now, which can be super inaccurate. Anyone know an organization or group that gives actual accurate info?
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,103 Member
    Ming777 wrote: »
    I heard a rumor that google is using MFP calorie counts now, which can be super inaccurate. Anyone know an organization or group that gives actual accurate info?

    For whole foods, I use the USDA nutrient database.

    https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Ming777 wrote: »
    I heard a rumor that google is using MFP calorie counts now, which can be super inaccurate. Anyone know an organization or group that gives actual accurate info?

    I don't think this is correct. The USDA has been their partner for this information and I don't see anything that would lead me to believe that it changed. Google still provides nutritional information for certain micronutrients (like B vitamins) that MFP doesn't track, so switching to MFP data would be a downgrade for them. Do you know the source for this claim?
  • DoubleUbea
    DoubleUbea Posts: 1,115 Member
    edited July 2018
    Ming777 wrote: »
    I heard a rumor that google is using MFP calorie counts now,
    Considering there are numerous entries for each individual item with different entries and MFP does not verify or validate their crowd sourced data the idea that google would team up with MFP doesn't make sense.
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    Do you know the source for this claim?
    heh, I like your style. :wink: You are sly.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,103 Member
    I see MFP as one of the top few hits for many brand name foods if you search "nutrition <food>" or "calories <food>" but I don't believe they are sponsored hits and they aren't the type of results where Google is just trying to give you the answer without your having to leave its search page. They appear to be just ordinary algorithm-based search results, often the second return if the manufacturer or restaurant puts it own nutrition information online, and sometimes first if the manufacturer or restaurant doesn't put its own nutrition information online.
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