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==Types of data recorded by diet tracking tools==

==Types of data recorded by diet tracking tools==

What exactly is recorded by the tools can depend on the exact tool used, but frequently recorded information includes:

What exactly is recorded by the tools can depend on the exact tool used, but recorded information includes:

*calorie intake

*calorie intake

*micronutrients: iron, calcium, vitamin D, etc.

*micronutrients: iron, calcium, vitamin D, etc.

*brands and manufacturers

*brands and manufacturers

*Degree of processing<ref>https://world.openfoodfacts.org/nova</ref>

* Degree of processing<ref>https://world.openfoodfacts.org/nova</ref>

==Projects and results from these tools==

==Projects and results from these tools==

Typically most tools are somewhat self-explanatory after installation. Beyond this, there are some tips and advice on how to consistently track diet:   

Typically most tools are somewhat self-explanatory after installation. Beyond this, there are some tips and advice on how to consistently track diet:   

* Buying a kitchen scale can be useful to accurately track the amounts eaten, in particular if you cook yourself or eat at restaurants that don't have standard food quantities.

* Buying a kitchen scale can be useful to accurately track the amounts eaten, in particular if you cook yourself or eat at restaurants that don't have standard food quantities. Fractions of a package too.  

*Frequently, people engaging in diet tracking find that the manual labor of recording their diets becomes too onerous and quit after a few months. [[User:DG|DG]] suggests regularly repeating meals as this a) speeds up the speed of logging data as it will be a 'recently used meal' (e.g. as available in the tool [[Bitesnap]]) and b) also can help find patterns in the data.

*Frequently, people engaging in diet tracking find that the manual labor of recording their diets becomes too onerous and quit after a few months. [[User:DG|DG]] suggests regularly repeating meals as this a) speeds up the speed of logging data as it will be a 'recently used meal' (e.g. as available in the tool [[Bitesnap]]) and b) also can help find patterns in the data. Wildly inaccurate measurements are still better than nothing, especially for things like eliminating a food as a problem.  

== Table of common diet tracking tools==

== Table of common diet tracking tools==

* '''Quantity''': Allows changing food quantities

* '''Quantity''': Allows changing food quantities

* '''Timestamp''': Gives a detailed timestamp on when food was eaten

* '''Timestamp''': Gives a detailed timestamp on when food was eaten

* '''Export''': Allows exporting data through a CSV/spreadsheet file

* '''Export''': Allows exporting data in the form of a file

* '''Notes''': Entries have a free-text field to give additional information (e.g. where it was eaten, whether tasty or not…)  

* '''Notes''': Entries have a free-text field to give additional information (e.g. where it was eaten, whether tasty or not…)  

* '''Offline''': Does the app (mostly) work when not being online?

* '''Offline''': Does the app (mostly) work when not being online?

* '''Price''': How much does the app or a subscription to it cost?

* '''Price''': How much does the app or a subscription to it cost?

* '''Search''': Can one search by food name?

* '''Search''': Can one search by food name?

* '''Favorite/Recent''': Can one search by favorited/most recent food?

* '''Favorite/Recent''': In the menu to add food, is there the list of foods ordered by most likely?

* '''Barcode''': Can food be searched by scanning the barcode on it?

* '''Barcode''': Can food be searched by scanning the barcode on it?

* '''Micronutrients''': Does the app include details on micronutrients?

* '''Micronutrients''': Does the app include details on micronutrients?

* '''User-added food''': Does the app include user contributions to expand their food database?

* '''User-added food''': Does the app include user contributions to expand their food database?

* '''Custom food''': Can you add your own food that's missing from the database?

* '''Custom food''': Can you add your own food that's missing from the database?

* '''Water''':  

* '''Water''': Does it allow tracking water intake

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===References===

===References===