Add 'Own' Foods To Database

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Add your favourite foods or recipes/meals not found in the core food database

Database Policy
Our Database Policy ×

Our core database is based on many years of science and research by Public Health England and their international associates.

Food entries made by the user community are only available (during search) to the user who entered the item. This is because packaged food data changes by the minute. Suppliers come and go, menus change, new options are added and existing options are changed.

For that reason it would be unwise in our opinion to rely on other user's entries - even if they are accurate at the time of input. Whilst its 'vogue' for calorie counter apps to shout about the quantity of database entries our policy is focused on science and research!

Of course, you can rely on your own favourite food inputs which you can delete any time you choose. You can download the science here.

Name and Description

Max length 40. Begin description with main food eg 'Water','Chicken', Steak

Category

Choose Closest Category

Select Standard Portion Size

See Food Label (100g:edibles; 100mL: drinks)

Source of Info

What is the source of information?

Nutrition Per Standard Portion Size

View Example Food Label
Example Food And Drink Label
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food label

Important Message: Suppliers choose arbitary portion (serving) sizes and associated nutrient counts on their labels (scroll down). However they MUST also provide the 100g or 100ml nutrient count on packaged and drink labels (see image above). These are known as Standard Portion (SPs) sizes. So be sure to look at and enter the 100grams or 100ml (NOT portion/serving size) nutrient count. It is common not to be able to read these SP labels due to tiny print. Take a picture of label package on phone and expand it. Or ignore that suppliers food. Do not enter the nutrient values from the traffic light image (below) as these are often/usually based on an a tiny portion/servingthat does NOT reflect the SP!

food label
Calories Per Standard Portion (cals/kcal)

See food label

Carbohydrates Per Standard Portion (grams)

See food label

Sugar Per Standard Portion (grams)

See food label

Fat Per Standard Portion (grams)

See food label

Saturates Per Standard Portion (grams)

See food label

Protein Per Standard Portion (grams)

See food label

Fibre Per Standard Portion (grams)

See food label

Salt Per StandardPortion (grams)

See food label

Minerals (milligrams)

Suppliers are not obliged to add minerals to food labels. We have added Harvards Gold Medal minerals to our database foods. Add minerals to your foods entries. (science) The default is zero.

Potassium Per Standard Portion (mg)

Recommended per day: 2600mg for women. 3400mg for men

Calcium Per Standard Portion (mg)

Recommended per day: 1000mg to 1200mg

Iron Per Standard Portion (mg)

Recommended per day: 8.7mg for men over 19 and women aged over 50. For women aged 19 to 49 its 14.8mg