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Nutrition and Units

Nutrition and Units

Understand calories, kcal, carb calculations, and RDI percentages.

What is the difference between calories and kcal?Why does the app use the 4-4-9 method to calculate calories?Does the total carbohydrate value include sugars and fibre?How can I see the net carbs in my diary?What does the RDI percentage mean in the food search results?Why don’t the calories match the 4-4-9 rule for some foods?
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