Trust
How we handle nutrition data
TinyCalories is built to be useful and honest. Familiar portion estimates help you build a plate quickly. Stronger claims are only allowed when evidence is attached.
What you can trust today
- Publishable calculator cards use real local WebP photos that were visually reviewed for the pilot set.
- Some single-ingredient foods are source-matched to USDA FoodData Central with an FDC id, URL and local extract (egg, banana, mango, apple, steamed white rice, plain yogurt/dahi proxy FDC 171284, ghee proxy, butter, cooking oil).
- Composite desi dishes (biryani, curry, samosa, chai, paratha, roti) remain unverified working estimates until recipe worksheets or composition extracts exist.
- Editorial pilots are copy-reviewed with review metadata. That is not the same as dietitian sign-off.
What we do not claim
- We do not claim laboratory precision for home or restaurant plates.
- We do not invent ICMR or Pakistan FCT matches without local extracts.
- We do not show clickable placeholder food images.
- We do not present medical, dietary or weight-loss advice.
How Google-facing pages are labeled
Calculator pages expose WebApplication, FAQ and food-reference ItemList structured data. Editorial pages expose Article schema with review dates. Evidence level on pilots is general until provenance is stronger. Draft food shells stay noindex.
Production deploy must set NUXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL so canonicals, Open Graph and sitemap use your absolute domain.
Publisher accountability
TinyCalories is published by TinyCalories editorial. Read who we are , how to contact us , our privacy policy (including advertising cookies) and terms of use . We separate the calculator utility from editorial explainers, and we refuse medical advice claims.
Corrections
If you find a clear data error, start from the methodology section or email us via Contact . Values improve as extracts and recipes are attached—not by copying unverified listicles.