I’m thinking about using Nutritics for my nutrient analysis, rather than some of the free options like SparkPeople or FitDay. NutritionData still seems to be very popular, too, but they don’t keep up with new versions of the USDA database (currently on Release 28). The fine print at NutritionData shows they use Release 21. FitDay doesn’t say.
I looked up two cups of broccoli florets at FitDay and NutritionData, and was surprised to see zero grams of fiber. How could that be correct? Nutritics shows 3.3 grams, as does the USDA Nutrient Database. I believe Nutritics and USDA on this one. The free nutrient analysis tools you find on the internet all use some version of the USDA database as far as I know.
Click the link below to see Nutritics’ report.
https://www.nutritics.com/app/rec/4b82cb50b2
In that report you’ll see “%RI”, which I assume is short for percentage of Dietary Reference Intake. The National Health Institutes defines DRI or Dietary Reference Intake:
DRI is the general term for a set of reference values used to plan and assess nutrient intakes of healthy people. These values, which vary by age and gender, include:
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Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA): average daily level of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97%-98%) healthy people.
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Adequate Intake (AI): established when evidence is insufficient to develop an RDA and is set at a level assumed to ensure nutritional adequacy.
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Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL): maximum daily intake unlikely to cause adverse health effects.
So what does Nutritics mean by %RI? I don’t know yet.
Any comments on Nutritics, or your source for nutritional analysis?
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