Table 5.
Macronutrient estimates of food logging apps and Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR) for the 4 sample food itemsa,b.
| Food item | NDSR | Bitesnap | Cronometer | Macros | MyPlate | MyFitnessPal | |||||||
| Orange (1 medium)c | |||||||||||||
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Calories (kcal) | 61.6 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 69.0 | 62.0 | 62.0 | ||||||
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Carbohydrates (g) | 15.4 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 17.4 | 15.0 | 15.4 | ||||||
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Fat (g) | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ||||||
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Protein (g) | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | ||||||
| Oreo Cookies (3 cookies) | |||||||||||||
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Calories (kcal) | 160.59 | 153.0 | 161.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | ||||||
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Carbohydrates (g) | 24.44 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | ||||||
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Fat (g) | 6.99 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | ||||||
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Protein (g) | 1.58 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Peanut butter and jelly sandwich | |||||||||||||
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Calories (kcal) | 406.6 | 323.0 | 407.0 | 410.0 | 378.0 | 390.0 | ||||||
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Carbohydrates (g) | 50.6 | 42.0 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 46.0 | 49.0 | ||||||
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Fat (g) | 18.4 | 14.0 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 15.0 | ||||||
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Protein (g) | 12.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||
| Burger King Whopper (without cheese) | |||||||||||||
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Calories (kcal) | 659.4 | 655.0 | 659.0 | 677.0 | 678.0 | 630.0 | ||||||
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Carbohydrates (g) | 50.7 | 50.0 | 48.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 57.0 | ||||||
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Fat (g) | 38.3 | 36.0 | 38.3 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 35.0 | ||||||
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Protein (g) | 26.8 | 33.0 | 26.8 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 25.0 | ||||||
aDiaryNutrition, DietDiary, FoodDiary, FoodView, MealLogger, and myCircadianClock did not estimate nutrients.
bMealLogger estimated nutrients based on general servings, not specific food items.
cMacros had multiple food items for medium orange; the first result was used.