Nutrition contains more than an energy total. Strata also displays recorded macros and a more detailed nutrient breakdown. Use that view to understand what your entries contain, while remembering that an incomplete ingredient record can produce incomplete nutrient information.
Check the meals behind the number
Before comparing nutrients, confirm that the day's meals are present. A low total may simply reflect an unlogged breakfast. Open a meal to check its portions and any estimates used.
The nutrient view describes what is saved in Strata. It is not a laboratory measurement of what you ate, and it cannot account for food that was never recorded.
Read the breakdown one measure at a time
Review energy, protein, carbohydrates, and fat, then explore fibre and other available nutrient rows. Keep units visible: grams, milligrams, and micrograms are not interchangeable.
When a target is displayed, distinguish the target from the amount logged. A progress bar compares those two numbers; it does not by itself establish whether a target is appropriate for you.
- Confirm the date and meal coverage.
- Review the macro totals.
- Inspect one nutrient and its unit.
- Open the entries that contribute to it.
Treat unknown nutrient data carefully
Some food descriptions or source labels do not contain every nutrient. Missing information is different from a measured zero. If a breakdown seems unusually sparse, review the ingredient information before drawing a conclusion.
Avoid asking an assistant to invent precise micronutrient values solely to fill the display. Where a value is estimated, the record should remain understandable as an estimate. If the package label only lists a few nutrients, keep that boundary visible instead of treating the remaining fields as fully documented.
Use the view to ask a narrower question
Instead of 'Was today good?', ask which entries contributed to recorded protein or whether lunch's portion was saved correctly. Those questions lead back to inspectable records.
For dietary targets or changes related to a health condition, discuss the appropriate plan with a qualified professional. This guide explains the view and its inputs rather than prescribing nutrient amounts.
An illustrative example
A total with a known scope
Alex's fictional day displays 1,840 kcal and 112 g of protein. These values describe the saved entries in the example. If dinner was not logged, neither number should be presented as a complete record of the day.
Keep this in mind
Read nutrient totals alongside meal coverage, source quality, and units.