LactoSafe

What it does

My app is designed to assist individuals who are lactose intolerant by accurately identifying and categorizing foods based on their lactose content. Using the Gemini API from Google, the app first analyzes images of food items, recognizing them with high accuracy and speed. This recognition process is crucial as it ensures the app can correctly identify a wide variety of foods, forming the foundation of its functionality.

Once the food is identified, the app provides detailed information about it. The Gemini API also plays a critical role in assessing the lactose risk of the food. I developed specific criteria for five risk categories: nonexistent, low, medium, high, and very high. The app uses these criteria to categorize each food item accurately into one of these risk levels. While the image recognition and information retrieval are reliable, I noticed some challenges with strict adherence to the specific risk criteria. Despite this, the app effectively helps users avoid foods that could trigger their lactose intolerance.

In summary, my app leverages the Gemini API's robust image recognition and risk assessment capabilities to identify foods quickly and categorize their lactose risk accurately. This ensures that users can make informed dietary choices with confidence.