These entries along with those found from the CNF (Canadian Nutrient File) and IFCDB (Irish Food Composition Database) have compiled results from lab analyses and research papers to provide us with a comprehensive nutrient profile. If your priority is to use the most detailed information for a food, we recommend choosing entries from the NCCDB (Nutrition Coordinating Center Food & Nutrient Database) or USDA SR28 (United States Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference) in the Common Foods Tab. To learn more about choosing the best data for your needs further reading can be found in our Blog. If you do find a mistake, please let us know by reporting an issue!Ĭronometer contains a number of different types of food data which can be differentiated by using the symbols in the Food search window. Every user submitted food is reviewed by our curation team before being added to the database branded products that are submitted by users contain only the nutrition information from the nutrition facts table on the packaging or on the brand's official website. Spencer details this coming from the company’s desire for the user to be as scientific as possible and hence they remain as neutral as possible towards any specific style of eating.Here at Cronometer, we take pride in curating an accurate and complete database. Past, current or future users of Cronometer will know that Cronometer doesn’t offer any recipes or articles within their app due to a strong philosophical reasoning. Why is MyFitnessPal less accurate? Their database is crowdsourced whereas Cronometer’s data is from verified sources. This feature lets users request information on the best sources of specific macronutrients.įind out from Spencer how the C Cronometer team gets the micronutrient content of foods that don’t even display it on their labels! 3) Cronometer Vs Othersįinally, let’s compare Cronometer and its competitors! Spencer touches on the fact that whilst MyFitnessPal may have the largest database, users often have to cross-check their entries due to a lack of accuracy. However, Cronometer seeks to democratize this information as much as they can through their focus on displaying micronutrient information and their ‘Ask the Oracle’ feature. Shockingly enough, food companies are not required to disclose micronutrient information on their labels (a large contributor to our deficiency problems). For instance, the lack of Vitamin D can lead to heightened risks of bone disease. Spencer touches on whilst getting hold of your macros is great, they may not solve any of the underlying issues one may have, and if they remain deficient in certain micronutrients for too long they can cause long term or acute health problems. Each micro nutrient is associated with some and often multiple critical functions within the body and in the case of Zinc may not even be produced naturally in our bodies. One of the core values at Cronometer is that ‘the foundation of any good, healthy diet is proper micro-nutrition’.
Learn more about the Cronometer features from today’s show! 2) Why Are Micronutrients So Important
There is also a ‘Professional’ version of the app in which coaches, trainers and healthcare professionals can use with their clients and patients. Spencer touches on how often times they can help us answer those seemingly unanswerable questions regarding our fitness goals.Ĭronometer helps you keep track of whether you are meeting the daily dietary reference for key micronutrients as well as lets you customize your own targets. Cronometer is a nutrition tracker (free mobile and web app) that allows its users to ‘Eat smarter, Live better’ through its focus on micronutrients in addition to macronutrients – which is what most people are not only familiar with but tend to hyperfocus on.Ĭronometer is for people who are serious about their nutrition and know that there are many (at least 82 according to Cronometer) things to consider beyond ones calories and macros – aka your micronutrients.
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