Verified foods come from Fitsly's built-in nutrition database, which is sourced from standard food databases like USDA FoodData Central and manufacturer nutrition labels. They show a small blue verified badge next to the food name when searching or logging. Foods you or your client add manually are not marked verified.
What the verified badge means
When searching for or logging a food, foods that come from Fitsly's curated nutrition database show a blue verified badge (a filled rosette/check mark) next to the name. The badge indicates the food's macros and calories were sourced from a recognised food database rather than entered by hand.
A food is treated as verified when its source is the database:
- History suggestions — verified if the original food came from the database.
- Recommended foods — verified if the original food came from the database.
- General suggestions — always verified.
- Search results from the food database — always verified.
- Custom foods (added by you or your client via Add new food) — not verified.
- Saved foods and My Meals — show as verified only if the underlying food came from the database.
Where the data comes from
Open the Nutrition information sheet from any nutrition area to see the data sources Fitsly uses. The sheet states:
Nutrition values shown in Fitsly are estimates provided for tracking purposes only.
All calorie and macro values are entered by the coach or user, or sourced from standard food nutrition databases. Fitsly does not provide medical or dietary advice.
Sources include:
- USDA FoodData Central
- Manufacturer nutrition labels (when available)
The sheet closes with: "Always consult a qualified health professional for personalised nutrition advice."
Regional coverage
The food database is currently weighted heavily toward US and AU and US/AU-equivalent products. UK-specific products may not match exactly — searches that don't find a UK product will fall back to the closest US database entry. A dedicated UK food database is on the roadmap but isn't live yet.
Barcode scanner
The barcode scanner inside the Log Food flow scans against the same verified food database. If a barcode matches an entry in the database, the food is added with verified macros automatically. If no match is found, the client sees: "We could not find a match for that barcode." From there they can add a custom food manually.
Things to watch out for
- The verified badge is about the data source, not accuracy. Macros and calories are estimates pulled from public databases or manufacturer labels and may differ from what's printed on a specific package or batch.
- Custom foods (created via Add new food) carry whatever values you or your client typed in. They show no verified badge — Fitsly hasn't confirmed those numbers.
- Foods saved to My Foods or My Meals keep their verified status from when they were first chosen. If a saved item was originally a database food, it stays verified. If it was a custom food, it stays unverified.
- A single saved meal can mix verified and unverified foods. Each food keeps its own status.
- Fitsly does not provide medical or dietary advice. Use the verified database as a tracking aid, not a clinical reference.