Nutritional Values
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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I started using fitday last week and I'm loving it so far! Having such a detailed record of what I consume is really helping me stay dedicated!
Quick question: Sometimes nutritional labels will have nutrients listed in 'mg' instead as a % of daily intake. I want to convert the numbers but don't know what the recommended numbers are for all of the vitamins and nutrients. Where can I find that info?
Quick question: Sometimes nutritional labels will have nutrients listed in 'mg' instead as a % of daily intake. I want to convert the numbers but don't know what the recommended numbers are for all of the vitamins and nutrients. Where can I find that info?
#2
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Unfortunately you have to look it up. Google something like "18 mg of Vitamin b5 as a percent DV" Sometimes nothing comes up and you just have to do the math...
Google how much 100% is of that nutrient. So 20mg of Vitamin b5 is 100%, so 18 divided by 20 = 90%
Make sense?
Google how much 100% is of that nutrient. So 20mg of Vitamin b5 is 100%, so 18 divided by 20 = 90%
Make sense?
#3
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Unfortunately you have to look it up. Google something like "18 mg of Vitamin b5 as a percent DV" Sometimes nothing comes up and you just have to do the math...
Google how much 100% is of that nutrient. So 20mg of Vitamin b5 is 100%, so 18 divided by 20 = 90%
Make sense?
Google how much 100% is of that nutrient. So 20mg of Vitamin b5 is 100%, so 18 divided by 20 = 90%
Make sense?