Novel Nutrition Calculator App: A Personalized Tool for Scientists, Healthcare Professional and Public

Tech ID: 24T031

­Advantages:

  • Gradual Automation: The staged approach enables seamless transition from semi-automatic to fully automatic pipelines, ensuring accuracy and adaptability to user needs and technological capabilities.
  • Holistic Health Management: The app offers a holistic approach to health management, integrating AI insights, direct provider collaboration, and social engagement for comprehensive dietary health support.
  • Scientific Rigor and Innovation:  The app combines advanced AI technology with rigorous dietary science, setting new standards for precise nutrition analysis and offering users a trusted resource for dietary management.

Summary:

The Meal Nutrition Calculator App distinguishes itself through its unique integration of cutting-edge AI technology with rigorous dietary science methodologies, providing a comprehensive solution for nutrition analysis. Unlike other tools, it offers a staged approach, starting with semi-automatic pipelines for ingredient detection and progressing towards fully automatic nutrition calculation, ensuring accuracy and user convenience. Additionally, its vision extends beyond mere nutrition tracking, aiming to become a holistic platform for personalized health management, blending AI-driven insights, direct health provider integration, and social engagement around nutritional lifestyles. This combination of scientific rigor, technological innovation, and holistic health approach sets it apart as a pioneering solution in the field of dietary analysis and management.

Figure 1: Visualization of the Ingredient Detection.

Figure 2: Ingredient Area Estimation using SAM-HQ.

Figure 6: Nutrition Calculator Web-App Demo Screenshot 3

Desired Partnerships:

  • License
  • Sponsored Research
  • Co-Development

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