I used the "Energy and Nutrient Composition of Foods" from the HPB website as well. The results of my analysis using this tool are as follows:
This tool especially is very inaccurate as the list I could choose from had a very limited variety of food items and all of the ones I have selected and which are represented in the table are the closest estimates I could find of the actual main ingredients. Hence, this tool only gives me a very rough gauge of the nutritional values of the main ingredients.
For example, I could only choose "Broccoli, stir-fried" which includes ginger and soya sauce. However, this is not the case for my dish as I am simply using raw broccoli. Also, the I chose "Cauliflower Masala" in place of boiled cauliflower, which I will be using in my dish. The Cauliflower Masala contains tumeric, cumin seeds, coriander, mustard seeds and spring onion which are not part of my dish. Moreover, I also had to use "Spaghettic, uncooked, dried" instead of cooked fusilli pasta, the actual ingredient.
In conclusion, I feel that this tool was not of great help in analyzing my recipe as the food items used in the tool for analysis have many extra garnishing items which count towards the results. Therefore, the results are not accurate.
For example, I could only choose "Broccoli, stir-fried" which includes ginger and soya sauce. However, this is not the case for my dish as I am simply using raw broccoli. Also, the I chose "Cauliflower Masala" in place of boiled cauliflower, which I will be using in my dish. The Cauliflower Masala contains tumeric, cumin seeds, coriander, mustard seeds and spring onion which are not part of my dish. Moreover, I also had to use "Spaghettic, uncooked, dried" instead of cooked fusilli pasta, the actual ingredient.
In conclusion, I feel that this tool was not of great help in analyzing my recipe as the food items used in the tool for analysis have many extra garnishing items which count towards the results. Therefore, the results are not accurate.
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