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Caffeine count

caino9325
caino9325 Posts: 1 Member
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Caffeine is a bioactive compound that directly affects exercise performance, energy levels, and sleep quality, making it critical for users managing fitness and health goals. Even moderate caffeine intake can enhance strength, endurance, focus, and metabolism, while late-day consumption can disrupt sleep, impair recovery, and negatively affect hormone balance. Tracking caffeine intake alongside calories and macros allows users to optimize gym performance, recovery, and overall health, providing a more complete and actionable understanding of how dietary intake impacts fitness outcomes.

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 38,009 Community Helper

    I'm not disagreeing that some people would find that data helpful.

    Here's the thing: Most of the food database entries are taken from food labels, using US labeling standards. If caffeine is an explicit separate ingredient - which it is in some things that contain it, but not everything that naturally contains caffeine - then caffeine is in the ingredients list. But there's no requirement in labeling requirements for the amount of caffeine to be listed.

    Where would the data come from, for what you're requesting?

    I don't think it's realistic to think MFP is going to be lab testing food products to determine the amount of caffeine in anything/everything, unfortunately.

  • roleiko
    roleiko Posts: 11 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10947652/caffeine-count

    I think it is a great idea. I couldn´t agree more with the information provided about caffeine intake. It could be something like tracking water, where one could choose between amout of coffee (in floz or ml) or caffeine (in oz or mg)

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 19,266 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48792589#Comment_48792589

    As Ann says, where is this information supposed to come from? Most items containing caffeine don't list how much they contain.

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