CaloScan: AI nutrition coach for fitness and health
CaloScan combines nutrition, AI and everyday life in one tool.
With CaloScan, gradwerk is developing an AI-supported nutrition coach that makes nutrition simpler, more transparent and more suitable for everyday use. Users take photos of their food, record meals by voice or scan recipes, products and packaging. The platform calculates nutritional values, shows progress in the dashboard and provides suitable recommendations for health, fitness and sporting goals. The result is a digital system that not only documents, but also actively supports nutrition.
Record nutritional data without the hassle of typing it in
CaloScan uses an approach that significantly simplifies everyday life: instead of manually logging meals, a photo, a recipe link, a barcode or a short voice description is all that is needed. The AI recognises food, calculates nutritional values and assigns the information directly to your personal daily routine. This saves time and lowers the hurdle of consistently documenting nutrition. This is particularly important in the context of sport and health, as regular tracking often fails due to the cumbersome nature of traditional diaries. CaloScan provides a quick start and combines recording with direct analysis.
- Recognise dishes by photo
- Scan nutritional value tables and barcodes
- Automatically read recipes and product pages
- Record meals via text or voice input
The dashboard makes progress visible
At the centre is a dashboard that clearly bundles calories, macros, water intake and trends. Users can see at a glance how they are doing in relation to their goals and where adjustments are needed. The overview is supplemented by weekly analyses, forecasts and personalised AI tips that classify the current progress. This turns individual meals into a comprehensible overall picture. This is an important advantage, especially for people with sporting goals or a clear nutrition plan, because progress is not only visible at the end of the month, but on a daily basis. CaloScan thus combines tracking and orientation in an interface that is easy to understand.
AI counselling for nutrition, fasting and supplements
CaloScan goes beyond classic calorie counting and also provides support for topics such as intermittent fasting, nutritional supplements and body measurements. The application accompanies different fasting models with countdown, time windows and progress analyses. Supplements can also be recorded, paused and documented in the course of intake. Body measurements, sleep, stress, training and water intake are additional factors for a holistic picture. The AI Coach picks up on this data and makes recommendations based on current developments. The result is a system that not only reacts, but also visualises correlations and makes decisions easier.
- Intermittent fasting with live timer and log
- Supplement tracking with intake overview
- Body measurements and body fat over time
- Sleep, water, stress and training as additional data
A digital product for fitness centres and health insurance companies
With its wide range of functions, CaloScan not only addresses individual users, but also organisations that want to anchor nutrition more firmly in their offerings. For fitness centres, the platform offers digital added value in terms of training, progress and motivation. Health insurance companies receive a tool that accompanies health-related behavioural changes in everyday life and provides data-based support. The shareable functions such as meal sharing, friend ranking or browser dashboard also strengthen loyalty to the application. CaloScan thus creates a modern approach to nutritional counselling that can be used flexibly and remains technically connectable.
What is CaloScan?
CaloScan is an AI-supported nutrition coach that analyses meals, calculates nutritional values and gives personal tips. The application is aimed at people with an interest in nutrition, fitness and health. Users record their meals by photo, voice, barcode or recipe link. This creates a digital food diary with direct support.
How does CaloScan recognise meals and nutritional values?
The AI analyses photos, texts and other inputs and assigns them to suitable foods. The system also reads nutritional value tables, product pages or recipes and calculates the values per portion. This eliminates a large part of the manual input. Recording remains fast and suitable for everyday use.
Who is CaloScan particularly suitable for?
CaloScan is suitable for people with sporting goals, for health-conscious users and for anyone who wants to track their diet in a more structured way. Fitness centres also benefit from a digital tool that combines training and nutrition. Health insurance companies can use CaloScan as a modern component in health-related programmes. The approach is flexible and can be adapted to different target groups.
What additional functions does CaloScan offer beyond calorie tracking?
In addition to calories and macros, CaloScan also supports interval fasting, supplement tracking, body measurements, sleep, water and stress. The AI coach analyses this data in context and makes appropriate recommendations. This provides a comprehensive view of health and habits. The system not only shows figures, but also trends and patterns.
Why is an AI nutrition coach helpful in everyday life?
An AI nutrition coach lowers the hurdle of consistently documenting and better understanding nutrition. It provides immediate feedback instead of having to wait until later for analyses. This helps with orientation in everyday life, with sport and with long-term goals. At the same time, it remains easy to use because many steps are automated.