5 Apps To Control Food Allergies And Intolerances
Lately apps replace many elements of our life. We can manage almost anything we imagine through our cell phones. Our health does not escape this revolution either. Therefore, it is already possible to monitor food allergies and intolerances through the apps.
Everyone knows that food allergies and food intolerances are more common than we might think. It is estimated that one in three families has a diet in which one of the family members needs to restrict some type of food. According to a publication by Nilsen entitled “Sensitive consumer”, lactose allergy or intolerance is often the most common type.
However, nowadays it is possible to have more predictions. For example, through the use of applications designed to indicate how safe the food we are going to consume is. Next, we’ll tell you what they are and how they work.
Applications to control allergies and intolerances
What can I eat? (What can I eat?)
It is one of the applications with the largest database available, as in its system it is possible to compare information on at least 20 thousand foods. This allows you to determine the likelihood of allergic ingredients such as milk, fish, shellfish, fructose, gluten, shellfish, sesame, among others.
The application is called “Qué puedo comer” , and with it it is possible to identify and scan the code of the products. In other words, it is programmed to identify the ingredients of a packaged food, in order to recognize possible allergies. The app includes a user profile, so you can see if it’s safe to consume a particular product. It is available for Android and IOS.
Food Allergy Translate
It allows us to translate the name of the ingredients to which we are more allergic or intolerant when we travel to another country or eat an importing product. It is available in four languages: English, Spanish, German and French. However, you have the option to translate up to 33 languages.
It works with just three steps, but only provides the translation of the ingredient or food name. It does not suggest more information about the product. Its free version is not the most convenient, it is better to pay for the service. You can get it for just 3 euros for iOS devices and 1.5 euros for the Android version.
All I Can Eat
Allows you to choose up to six options, eg allergy or intolerance to lactose, gluten, salicylic acid, fructose or histamine. It has a list of foods marked with a color to determine food compatibility. It marks the incompatibles in red and the safe is green, allowing the tolerance level to be graduated according to each user. It also allows you to add foods that are not on the list.
It is possible to download the All I Can Eat app from Android and IOS devices. In the case of Android, the name of the application is “Mi Intolerancia Alimentar”. There is a free and a paid version to avoid the ads, in the range between 4 and 4.5 euros.
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It is an application specializing in the control of gluten allergies and intolerances. It also has an option to monitor reactions like dermatitis herpetiformis. Can only be used by members and associates of the Federation of Celiac Associations of Spain (FACE)
Users of this application can access and compare information on 13 thousand products that do not contain gluten. Such products are those guaranteed by FACE, whose trademark states: “Controlled by FACE”. Likewise, it offers suggestions for restaurants and hotels that have menus set up especially for celiacs.
Good for me (Good for me!)
Good for me! It is an application that contains a catalog of more than 50 thousand product codes distributed in at least 5 thousand Spanish brands. It also works by scanning product labels. This app, in addition to indicating whether it is safe or not to consume the food, indicates what the safe alternatives can be.
As we know, allergies and intolerances to certain foods are a very big risk to health. Therefore, it is recommended that those responsible for preventing this eventuality have efficient mechanisms.
However, the effectiveness of these applications depends on the accuracy of the data we input. Also, it’s important to take extra precautions and not trust our or our family’s health solely to an app. Mobile apps facilitate a large part of this process, however, in the face of doubts it is better to abstain.
