Chicken Breasts and Nutrition Facts

stanlee375
stanlee375 Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So i've been playing around the food database in here and it seems like there are insane amounts of food that it gets confusing.

Anyone can point me to the most accurate chicken breast nutritional info? (skinless, boneless, boiled)

I've attached a screenshot of a sample chicken breast in the database and i am thoroughly confused.

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  • musicfan68
    musicfan68 Posts: 1,143 Member
    Put "USDA Chicken breast, raw" in the search. That should bring up the accurate USDA info.
  • neugebauer52
    neugebauer52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    "Confirmed by 296 users" they seem to know something the chicken didn't know....
  • Ardnas24
    Ardnas24 Posts: 1 Member
    edited March 2019
    I think the issue here ist that MFP does not process the "1.0" correctly. I sometimes have the same issue - the "." is not recognized correctly and therefore 1.0 is interpreted as a 10. This would explain the high levels of protein, fat etc. They are calculated for 10x100g not for 1.0x100g

    However, I am not sure if even then the data are correct. So I'd also suggest to rely on USDA info.
  • tammie614
    tammie614 Posts: 48 Member
    i simply go off what the package says. if its listed in MFP i have a habit of clicking info to make sure. i'm super OCD about my tracking. it can be confusing sometimes if push comes to shove i'll simply make my own listing. :smile:
  • SisterSueGetsFit
    SisterSueGetsFit Posts: 1,211 Member
    I get confused by the chicken breast thing too. Following.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,421 Member
    I finally just entered my own data/chicken entry. It's something I eat a couple times per week so it makes sense to have an entry I trust.

    That 1.0 = 4000 calories thing happened on one of the updates and they've not been able to fix it. It happens on a lot of food when choosing the 100g portion size.

    Here's a good thread about how to use this site alongside the USDA food entries:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10621050/how-to-use-the-usda-food-database-mfp-food-database-for-accurate-logging/p1
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,421 Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    neugebauer52 wrote: »
    "Confirmed by 296 users" they seem to know something the chicken didn't know....

    All it takes is one joker to go in and edit those values :) and it wasnt me lol

    That isn't what actually happens. If you edit an existing entry, that edit goes into your MY FOODS, but it doesn't change the original entry.

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