Wiki for a better world:Nutrition calculator

Elie's Nutrition Calculator is a web app made specifically for this wiki, to help compare different ideas about food.

Version 0.9 - current version

Tracks calories, protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals.

Does not track carbs or fats,
- because for most people, the exact proportion of carbs & fats does not matter as long as other targets are met.
  - Exception: people with diabetes.
  - Also, every diet still needs at least a small amount of fat, ^{[QUANTIFICATION needed]}
    - for essential fatty acids, and
    - for being able to absorb fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K).

Data source: USDA Standard Reference (SR Legacy)

Future versions

Will add more nutrients to track:

Essential fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6)
Essential amino acids (important for protein completeness)
Caffeine (not technically a nutrient, but worth tracking)
Carbs and fats (should fit somewhere off to the side)

Will add portion size options beyond just grams.

Will make the URLs shorter - for easier sharing, and so more foods can fit in the app.

Might make it so you can hover/click parts of the stacked bar charts to see the food names. This could get awkward in the 'greater than the target' parts of the graph though.

Targets will be shown as "per day" (the same regardless of timescale) to avoid confusion.

Author

Made by User:Elie, the founder of this wiki.