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  • Maximize Total Nutrient Index (TNI)

  • Quantify food intake

  • Track any nutrient or compound that has an impact on health

  • Find food items that provide a specific nutrient

  • Keep a food journal and track progress

  • Compare two foods or meals to see difference in nutritional value

  • Compare meals against Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) values

  • Compare meals against Upper Limit (UL) values

  • Create nutritional reports

  • Quantify any popular diet for comparison and research purposes

  • Calculate basal metabolic rate (BMR)

  • Calculate glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) of a meal

  • Check glycemic index range

  • Calculate macronutrient energy percentages

  • Calculate essential fat ratio

  • Calculate electrolyte ratio

  • Calculate polyunsaturate/saturate ratio

  • Calculate monunsaturate/saturate ratio

  • Calculate food quotient (FQ)

  • Convert percent daily value (%DV) to grams

  • Exchange mix, food and meal plan data easily through simple text document (xml)

  • Easily generate reports and export them to text file (csv)

  • Generate linear programming model files for lpsolve solver

  • Facilitate learning/teaching anyone with interest in nutrition

  • Provides many additional food items to experiment with

  • Calculate food demand forecasts

  • Is free and open source