Nutriofia has four reports and they each measure something different. A number in one report will not match the same number in another — and that is not a bug. This page explains exactly what each report shows, why the figures differ, and how to use them together.
| Report | Time scope | Supplements included? | What the numbers mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📅 Daily | One specific day | No — food only | Exact total from every food logged that day |
| 📆 Weekly | 7-day window | Yes — food + supplements | Daily average across logged days (food + supplement combined) |
| 📈 Monthly | 30-day window | Yes — food + supplements | Consistency: how many days hit ≥80% of target; averages include supplements |
| 💊 Supplementation | Chosen period | Shown separately then combined | Food contribution vs supplement contribution — side by side |
Copper is a good illustration because it appears as a Spotlight nutrient, has a supplement logged against it, and shows up differently across all four reports. Here is how the same member's copper data looks in each report on the same day:
None of these numbers are wrong. Here is what each one is telling you:
This is the copper that came entirely from food on that specific day. Your copper supplement is not counted here. The daily report is intentionally food-only so you can see what your diet alone is delivering — without your supplements masking any gaps. 5.8 mg from food alone is already 486% of the 1.2 mg daily target, which means wholefood copper sources (cashews, lentils, sunflower seeds, wholegrains) are doing most of the heavy lifting.
The weekly period average adds your copper supplement dose to each logged day before averaging. If your supplement delivers, say, 1–2 mg/day and you took it on most days that week, the average rises above the food-only figure. 7.12 mg is the average of (food copper + supplement copper) across all logged days that week. This is the combined total your body actually received each day on average.
The individual day cards inside the weekly report show the raw daily total for each specific day — which at this zoom level is food only (supplements are rolled into the period average). So a day card showing 5.8 mg will match what the Daily Report shows for that same date.
The monthly report does not show you a single average number for copper. Instead it asks: across how many logged days did your combined copper intake (food + supplement) reach at least 80% of the 1.2 mg daily target? The answer here is 5 out of 6 logged days — an 83% consistency score. This is the most clinically useful way to read micronutrient data over a month, because it reveals whether you are consistently hitting targets or whether good days are hiding bad ones.
This is a deliberate design decision, not a limitation. The daily report is the place where you understand your diet. If supplements were included, a member with a B12 supplement would always show green for B12 — and would never know that their food was delivering almost none of it. That knowledge matters.
Nutriofia's philosophy is food first. The daily report holds your food accountable on its own. The weekly and monthly reports then give you the full picture — including supplements — because over time, what you actually absorbed is what counts.
Both the Weekly and Monthly reports average across logged days only. A day where you logged nothing is not counted — it does not drag your averages down as if you ate zero of everything. This is important to understand:
Every nutrient figure in every report carries a coloured dot. The same scale applies across all reports:
For limit nutrients — salt, saturated fat, sugars, sodium — the colours reverse. Green means low (good), red means exceeded.
A blue dot does not mean danger — it means you exceeded target. For most micronutrients, the UK safe upper limit is significantly above the target. Copper at 486% of the 1.2 mg target gives you 5.8 mg — well below the 10 mg safe upper limit. The Supplementation Report will flag it as worth reviewing if the combined food + supplement total approaches a level worth noticing.
Any nutrient marked ⭐ is one you have chosen to watch closely (or one auto-filled by a health condition you've flagged). Spotlight nutrients appear prominently in every report and in the Supplementation Report — they are the nutrients Nutriofia is paying special attention to on your behalf.
If a nutrient is both ⭐ Spotlight and labelled Supplemented, it means you are actively taking a supplement for that nutrient. The Supplementation Report will always show these nutrients at the top — comparing food contribution, supplement contribution, and asking whether the supplement is still necessary given what food is already delivering.
Use this every day or to review a specific past day. It shows food only, meal by meal. Ask: what did my food deliver today, and where were the gaps? Use the insights panel and fix-gap links to find foods that would close tomorrow's gaps.
Use this at the end of each week. It includes your supplements, so it reflects what your body actually received. Look at the 22 priority nutrient cards and focus on anything consistently red or amber across multiple weeks — those are your real dietary gaps. A bad day in a good week will show as amber; a bad week is a signal to act on.
Use this at the end of each month. Ignore individual averages and focus on the Consistency Scores — the percentage of logged days where you hit ≥80% of target. A nutrient at 60% average might hide a pattern where you eat it heavily on weekends and barely at all on weekdays. The day-of-week panel in the monthly report will surface that. Also look at the deficiency risk panel — any nutrient averaging below 50% of target for a full month is worth acting on urgently.
Use this monthly, or whenever you are reviewing whether to continue a supplement. It is the only place on Nutriofia where food and supplement contributions are shown side by side for a direct comparison. If food is already covering a nutrient at 400% of target every day, you may not need to be supplementing it at all — and that report will tell you so clearly.
The daily figure is food only. The weekly average adds your copper supplement dose to each day before averaging. More days taken, higher average. They are measuring different things — see the example above.
The monthly report measures consistency — how reliably you hit your target — not just how much you consumed on average. 5/6 days means your combined copper intake hit at least 80% of the 1.2 mg target on five of your six logged days. An average alone could hide two days where you had almost nothing.
Both are right — for different things. The weekly report includes your supplement and averages across the week. One low day in an otherwise good week averages out. The Daily Report is telling you that on that specific day, your food did not deliver enough. Use the Daily Report to coach yourself day to day; use the Weekly and Monthly to assess your overall pattern.
For most nutrients, no. Blue means over 120% of the recommended target — which for the majority of micronutrients is still well within safe limits. The exceptions are limit nutrients (salt, saturated fat, sugars) where the colour system reverses and high is bad. The Supplementation Report will flag any combined food + supplement totals that are approaching levels worth reviewing.
One exception worth knowing about: the fat-soluble vitamins — A, D, E, and K. Unlike water-soluble vitamins, these are stored in body fat and the liver rather than excreted, so consistently high intake over a long period can accumulate. From food alone this is rarely a concern, but if you are also taking supplements containing these vitamins, it is worth keeping an eye on your combined totals in the Supplementation Report. Vitamins A and D in particular have established upper limits — if you are regularly seeing blue on these nutrients alongside supplementation, it may be worth a conversation with your GP or a registered dietitian.