Lidl

springlering62
springlering62 Posts: 9,284 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone else noticed that the calorie counts on many products from Lidl are less (sometimes significantly) than similar products recorded in MFP from other stores?

Any reasonable explanation? Or are they just messing with our minds?

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  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,284 Member
    Bump. I’m really curious about this.
  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
    Do you have examples?
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,425 Member
    Are the calorie amounts per gram different or per serving? Offhand, I'd suspect a smaller serving size. Lidl is a discount store, right? Reducing serving size is a pretty common way to reduce product cost as well.
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,284 Member
    Sorry to be so slow following up! We were in an isolated area for a month, and the internet was so awful, I was just doing the necessary stuff and didn’t have the luxury of checking the boards. I think it might be what @yirara postulates. I’ll have to start tracking to see which foods, and I’ll try to remember to post here when I run acrost one that’s lower. It’s usually about a 10-20 calorie difference per serving on some foods. Nothing mind boggling, but enough to be the pleasant occasional surprise.
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,284 Member
    And btw, same serving sizes, and I check per gram.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    edited May 2019
    springlering62 wrote: »
    And btw, same serving sizes, and I check per gram.

    Do they list their nutrition as net carbs (carbs - fiber), whereas the others show gross and include the carbs and cals of the fiber. Typically UK does net carbs, whereas North Americal uses Gross.
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