nut project is nutrition application to record what you eat and analyze your meals for nutrient composition. The database included is the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18, which contains 7,146 foods and 136 nutrients.
This database contains values for vitamins, minerals, fats, calories, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, etc., and includes the essential polyunsaturated fats, Omega-3 and Omega-6.
Nutrient levels are expressed as a percentage of the Daily Value, the familiar standard of food labeling in the United States, but also can be fully customized. Foods can be added from recipes or food labels, and nutrient intake can be graphed. The program is completely menu-driven and there are no commands to learn.
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Here are some key features of "nut":
· 7146 foods and 136 nutrients--the complete, latest USDA database
· Foods easy to find and add to daily meals
· Configurable for 1-19 meals per day and any dietary plan--including low carb, zone, low fat
· Comprehensive meal analysis for any number of consecutive meals
· Presents both easy-to-read percentage summaries and in-depth nutrient analysis, including Omega-3 and Omega-6 essential fatty acids
· Defaults to ounces or grams based on user input
· Suggests foods based on current diet
· Can easily create additional databases for other family members
· Auto-transfer of successful dietary strategies from analysis screen to configuration settings
· Allows recording of recipes and customary meals for fast data entry
· Guesses recipes of packaged foods
· Creates graphs of nutrient intake showing daily and monthly trends
· Sorts foods richest in each of the 136 nutrients
· Reveals which foods contribute most to user's nutrition
· Runs on Linux, Un*x, Windows (DOS); allows dual-boot systems to share the same data; and has no dependencies on other programs
· The price is right--it's free! And you can read and modify the source code.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· This version makes the graphical user interface resizable and provides automatic scaling of fonts upon resizing.
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