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Why is Potassium entered in % for a new Food Tracker item?

Why is Potassium entered in % for a new Food Tracker item?  When adding a new food item in the Food Tracker, Potassium is shown to be entered as a "%" but it is really displayed as "mg" first on the Nutrition labels.  This causes the potassium to turn out to be something like 3150.00mg for a glass of So Delicious Coconut Beverage when it is really 90 mg or 3%.  I try and remember to read the % but am ALWAYS forgetting so most of what I enter is way off.  Is it just me?

Thanks,

Cat
    
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10947 tn?1281404252
We actually agree that potassium should be listed as a percentage, and since users agree with this sentiment, we will leave it as a percentage for now.

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MedHelp
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I prefer it as a percent, since that is how I see it listed most often.  
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10947 tn?1281404252
Thanks, that's a great suggestion. We'll add it to our list of to-do's and let you know when it's available.

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