Food database - what does the green tick mean on the food database?

petrinaradford
petrinaradford Posts: 77 Member
in Food and Nutrition
When searching through the database, some have ticks next to them.

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  • swimmchick87
    swimmchick87 Posts: 458 Member
    It's supposed to mean that the calories have been verified/are correct. I think a certain number of users have to verify the entry as correct to get the check mark. However, I find that even the entries with the green check marks aren't always accurate. I always double check before just selecting an entry.
  • petrinaradford
    petrinaradford Posts: 77 Member
    swimmchick87 wrote: »
    It's supposed to mean that the calories have been verified/are correct. I think a certain number of users have to verify the entry as correct to get the check mark. However, I find that even the entries with the green check marks aren't always accurate. I always double check before just selecting an entry.

    Ok thanks. I sometimes check with calorie king or a google search, or try work it out by the packaging. How about you?
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    USDA for most accurate calorie count.
  • Samtyldesley58
    Samtyldesley58 Posts: 15 Member
    Packaging if its a new add

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