Why are some dietary fiber counted as calories (Ezekiel bread/Oatmeal) and not others?

Rinny

Can't find Cronometer's rational for counting dietary fiber as calories. Can't be soluble vs. insoluble because oatmeal has both and both counted as calories. Yet, some foods that I enter (can't remember which) exclude dietary fiber as calories.

Hilary

Hi @Rinny ,
It sounds like these foods may have the nutrients entered incorrectly. I would recommend reporting an issue on the food that isn't working.

On the web version, you can report an issue with your specific food by right clicking on the food entry in your diary to select View/Edit Selected Food. Then select the settings icon in the top right corner, and select Report Issue.

If you notice an error in the Add Serving dialog, you can click # of Listed Nutrients, then select the settings icon in the top right corner, and select Report Issue.

Learn more about reporting issues in our user manual: https://cronometer.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020982412

In the mobile app version, tap "# listed nutrients" and select the "!" icon in the top right corner.
Learn more about reporting issues on mobile here: https://cronometer.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021237511

Susan_RD_101

@Rinny

Technically, there are calories in fibre (specifically if it's soluble fibre). In my country (Canada), the government assigns 2 calories per gram of fibre. I'd assume that this is somewhat similar in other countries, but differences in rounding can lead to different interpretations.

Kind regards,

Rinny

Insoluble fiber has zero calories. Yes, soluble fiber has calories. But, this does not explain why all dietary fiber is counted as calories for some foods such as Ezekiel Bread which has 3 dietary fibers per slice. 2.5 of the dietary fibers are insoluble. My question is that Cronometer sometimes adjusts for dietary fiber and at other times does not.

Marie_Eve_Cronometer

Hi @Rinny,

For branded products, like Ezekiel breads and oatmeals, we report the calories that the manufacturer has listed on their label. We do not calculate the calories from the macronutrients.

Kind regards,
Marie-Eve