Comments on: 7 Tips For Getting The Most Accurate Nutrition Data

By: Healthy24h

Healthy24h — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:02:55 +0000

Thank you! Useful information

By: Sabine Walter. "Bubba"

Sabine Walter. "Bubba" — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:53:41 +0000

Ref Tip#6: That’s mostly what I do. I love your recipe creator. It has opened my eyes as far as sodium content in food is concerned. My question to you: If I want to add a food but it has no UPC code, how can we get it incorporated into the database? I cook a lot with fresh turmeric root but only found powder or paste. I use the actual root, and I’m curious what the nutritional value is. Funny thing: I could not find it on the USDA database either.

By: Tambourineman

Tambourineman — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:07:44 +0000

Hillary gave me the link to this blog. It is very helpful. I just switched to Cronometer two days ago from another program and had been mainly interested in tracking macronutrients, plus sodium. But a recent blood test showed my potassium at the top end of the normal range so my nutritionist suggested I moderate and track my intake. Upon reviewing my log and seeing several days with potassium at around 350 mg daily total (what I thought was a great result) she looked at the individual entries. She immediately noted Utz Potato Stix at zero potassium and knew that was wrong as potatoes have good amount of potassium. I had entered it into my prior log by scanning the bar code. So I learned I needed to use a better database. Interestingly the nutrient info for Utz Potato Stix in Cronometer shows 370 mg of K per serving so this must have already been corrected. I also now see that I can also fairly easily edit an entry to correct what I think may be incorrect, or per this blog report it for experts to address the issue. This is super.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 20:31:04 +0000

In reply to Mike. Mike, if an item in our database is missing info from the label or is incorrect, you can report it to our curation team. Use the "Report Issue" action in the Food editor / details screen to submit a correction for review.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 00:56:25 +0000

My above comment is only to seek clarification, and not a reflection on Cronometer excellent product.
In my second note, I failed to emphasize, as you know, how important the information about the branched chain amino acid profile is.
Thanks, Mike

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 00:49:56 +0000

Please note the following two comments:
(1) It is interesting that the example cited above is drawn from one of Trader Joe’s (TJ) nuts items: Brazil Nuts. This is interesting because another of TJ nut products, almond, is a pasteurizes raw almond using the steam method of pasteurization, while others suppliers of almond use PPO (propylene oxide ) for pasteurization, and we know that the nutritional profile of the two methods is quite different. Now, if we compare the generic database equivalent to the brand (TJ) almond database will we get an accurate nutritional profile?
(Since 2007 the Almond Board of California requires that all bulk raw almond be pasteurized, yet disclosure of the method of pasteurization is never mandated. California is THE major supplier of almond in North America, followed by Spain worldwide)
This shows how messy (using your expression above) the field f Nutrition is , even with Cronometer due diligence !
(2) I am looking at the label nutritional panel of a protein powder product, and I noted that the manufacturer included on the label the “Amino Acid Profile per 100 mg of Protein), but in comparison with Cronometer CRDB no such amino acid info was provided.