App for nutrient tracking

(Christopher Kornelsen) #1

So I have haed cronometer I find it to be the best. But I also havent found any apps that track micronutrients properly. I can put in all my food for a day and it will read 40g magnesium and I realize oh all the food I entered for some reason didnt have a magnesium count. And that happens all the time. So while jts really good for tracking macros it’s not so good with Micros. Any tips?

(Trish) #2

I also use cronometer and do find it quite effective on micros. The key though is that it tracks those micros on whole single item foods whereas on packaged stuff it only tracks the half dozen micros shown on the label.
A good example is dole classic romaine. An 85g serving tracks 7 vitamins and minerals total but that product is straight romaine lettuce and we know there’s more in it than just 7 nutrients. If you enter the same 85g as romaine instead of the dole product it will capture 21 micros.
I think my take away here is to try and enter individual items as much as possible. I bit of a chore maybe but likely worth it. Hope this helps.

(Joey) #3

Can’t speak to other apps, but having used CarbManager throughout each day for just over a month, it seems to do a fairly robust job in tracking a comprehensive and detailed array of nutrients/vitamins for those who follow such things closely.

Having said that, after a week of using the free version, I took the bait upon receiving a “special offer” to obtain a year’s worth of the “premium” version for US$29.99 (instead of $39.99 reg price). Having been quite pleased with it to that point, I took the plunge,

So, the only reason I mention all this is that - unless I’m mistaken - those comprehensive nutrient values only became visible to me upon converting to the premium version. The nutrients and vitamins I’d consumed during the “free period” were all there and also visible, but I couldn’t access that info during the initial week.

Suggestion: Perhaps check out the free version of CarbManager - see if you like it and the interface design. If so, perhaps after a week of use, you too may receive one of those marketing offers to save $10. Then for only $30, instead of $40, you can track your detailed nutrients for a year, including whatever you had entered prior to going premium. I’m NOT a fan of subscription software, and this is the only app I’ve ever been willing to use on that basis. But for me, it’s been a phenomenal tool in deeply understanding the values of the foods I’ve been consuming during this entry into a keto way of eating.

And of course, if you don’t like it, nothing lost my checking out the free version anyhow.

(charlie3) #4

I use Crono. One of the best things about it is micro tracking. All the foods I put on the diary are real food, the items that have been carefully researched and documented. If a branded item is never the less unprocessed real food then use it’s generic equivalent if you want all the known micros.