Meal Snap, applications for the iPhone has been announced DailyBurn, allowing users to check the level of energy (Calorie) of food through an image capture of food items by phone that the iPhone.
For each image of the dish, this application will result in a range of energy levels in food, from which the user can decide whether to use food to match the health status her.
Andy Smith, CEO of DailyBurn very proud of this application as the ability to comment on the operation of Snap Meal with one word: "Magic"
Smith said the application was using intelligent algorithms to provide the information fully and accurately as possible about the images of food.
Energy levels in food are checked through photos
However, one obstacle encountered, that this application shows the energy level does not depend on the amount of food, but calculations by moderate, such cuisine "clamp meat bread" will is the energy level equivalent to food "meat pie clamp period" is included and cheese sauce.
In addition, the application sometimes does not recognize the dish correctly, and the energy levels of a dish that applications sometimes provide too large, it is difficult to determine. However, users can estimate for each specific type of food, which helps applications work more efficiently and accurately.
But still some obstacles, but the application was assessed Meal Snap is practical and necessary for those who are doing the diet or have health problems.
According to Mashable