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Old Mon, Mar-31-08, 16:19
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Plan: LC / L-FODMAP / L-IgG
Stats: 276.4/231.7/199 Male 5' 5"
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Default Bacon question

I'm assuming I'm doing something wrong here as I am new to My Plan. I've been using Fitday for about a year so I am pretty good at entering the info.

The problem I am having is with Bacon.

In My Plan, I get the following:
3 Slices Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked - 1.1 carb, 27.9 Protein, 33.8 Fat, 427 calories

In Fitday, I get the following:
3 Slices Pork, cured, bacon, raw - .0612 Carb, 5.89 Protein, 39.13 Fat, 378 Calories.

At Nutritiondata.com, it is the following:
3 Sliced Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked - 0 Carb, 9 Protein, 9 Fat, 134 Calories

As you can see, all 3 of these are different.
The Actual Bacon Package says:
3 Slices - 0 Carb, 6 Protein, 9 Fat, 105 Calories

The carbs are the same as Fitday and Nutritiondata.com.
the Protein matches Fitday the best
The Fat matches Nutritiondata.com
The Calories match nutritiondata.com

It seems as if the info for MyPlan seems to be the farthest off.
There really shouldn't be much carb at all in bacon, should there?
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Old Mon, Mar-31-08, 17:12
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Plan: Atkins/PP/BFL
Stats: 400/223/200 Male 5 ft 11
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It all depends on who has done the testing, and what brands were tested. MyPLAN data is from the USDA database. Also note the difference between cooked, baked, raw, boiled, fried etc.

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Old Mon, Mar-31-08, 19:49
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Plan: Fung-inspired fasting
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Some bacon is cured with a lot of sugar; they really do vary. Also, the four examples you show are all for slices. The thickness of a slice can make a big difference to its overall weight.
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