Table 2.

Example of nutrient coding differences between apps for 3 food items.

Food item		FatSecret	LifeSum	MyPlate	Argus	Lose It!	MyFitnessPal	MyDietCoach	United States Department of Agriculture	Food label
Banana (1 medium, ripe)a
	Calories (kcal)	105	131	105	105	105	105	105	105	—b
	Carbohydrate (g)	26.95	29.7	26.95	27	27	27	26.95	27	—
	Protein (g)	1.29	1.4	1.29	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.29	1	—
	Fat (g)	0.39	0.7	0.39	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.39	0	—
Nature Valley (plain, crunchy, 1 package/2 bar)c
	Calories (kcal)	190	220	190	192	190	190	190	203	190
	Carbohydrate (g)	29	29	29	27.1	29	29	29	28	29
	Protein (g)	4	4	4	3.4	3	4	4	4	3
	Fat (g)	6	11	6	7.2	7	6	6	9	7
McDonald’s Big Mac (1 sandwich)d
	Calories (kcal)	530	518	540	563	540	550	530	585	540
	Carbohydrate (g)	47	45	47	44	46	46	47	48	47
	Protein (g)	24	24	25	25.9	25	25	24	27	25
	Fat (g)	27	29	28	32.8	28	29	27	32	28

^aLifeSum only had 1 banana (130 g) food item; Argus and MyFitnessPal had multiple verified banana items.

^bNot applicable.

^cLifeSum had multiple food items for Nature valley crunchy; the first was used.

^dMyPlate and Argus contained multiple food items for Big Mac; the first was used. MyFitnessPal had multiple food items for Big Mac; the fourth one with the verified restaurant label that was not the United Kingdom or Canadian version was used.