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by achempion 435 days ago
If you'll find an app like this, try to do an experiment: estimate calories by taking a picture, then add 30g of olive oil (270 kcal) to the same dish and see if the app will detect it.
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Heh, and the same goes for using a traditional nutrient tracker for a meal you ordered at a restaurant.

Nutrient/calorie tracking really only works if you measure the raw inputs or use a packaged product that gives you the info, and I imagine those are also the two cases that the AI can estimate visually.