B5 percentage listed at half of true value for several foods
[Oops, I didn't see the bug forum. I cant' figure out how to delete this, but will post this there.]
This is a bug, and I'm not sure of the correct place to post this, so please feel free to move it if it's in the wrong place.
I'm looking up the B5 content of various foods because I seem to be a little low, and I just noticed something strange in the entry for avocados. One avocado is listed as having 1.99 mg of B5, which Cronometer lists as 19.9% of the 5 mg daily value. However, 1.99 mg is actually 39.8% of 5 mg. That's double what's actually listed. Mushrooms, cooked from fresh and carrots are also listed as having half of their real daily value when you do the math. (The number listed is correct, but the percent daily value is off.)
I checked some other foods that were fine, so I'm not sure how many foods have this issue. Can someone please look into this? The good news is that maybe my B5 isn't as low as I think it is. :-)
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Hi @LindyLoo ,
If you're looking at the food in the food editor, it will be showing the %Dv, which is different from your DRI.
For B5, the Daily Value for the old label type is 10 mg. https://www.dsld.nlm.nih.gov/dsld/dailyvalue.jsp
We're still displaying the %DV for the old label type until the new label type becomes mandatory for all companies!
Cheers,
Marie-EveMarie-Eve
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Ah, gotcha! This seems to be happening for some generic food entries using the NCCDB as well, so maybe that just hasn't been updated yet either. Thanks!
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If you add the food to your diary, and then view your Nutrition breakdown for the day, the % will use your personal DRIs for your age and sex.
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@Marie_Eve_H The percentage wasn't matching up in my nutrient breakdown in the diary either, but I guess that's just the label issue. Anyhow, it's good to know I can worry a little less, though I probably still need to increase my intake a bit.
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Hi @LindyLoo
Can you email some screenshots at support@cronometer.com? I'll be happy to look into it
Marie-Eve
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Sure! I may not get to it until this weekend and realize you may not get back to me right away, so that's okay.
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I just looked again, and it looks like it may have been an issue of going between screens. I often look up the details for a food before I add it, so I think I may have not realized what screen I was on when I was looking at it before. Thanks!
