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Barcode food logging

Scan the pack. Choose your portion.

Breakfast cereal, a protein bar or something from the supermarket: use Scan to look up a packaged food, check its nutrition details and log the amount you actually had.

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From packaging to your daily totals

1

Scan a barcode

Open Scan and line up the barcode on the packaging. CutWise looks for a matching product record.

2

Check the product and portion

Confirm the food matches your packaging. Set your portion and check whether the nutrition information refers to a serving or a quantity such as 100 grams.

3

Review, then log

Confirm the entry to add its calories and macros to your day. Packaged foods sit alongside the meals you log by photo, text or voice.

A barcode identifies a product, not how much you ate

Product records can vary in completeness and may not match a changed recipe or a different pack size. Check the label and portion before confirming. When a complete nutrition record is available, CutWise uses its portion flow; sparse information can fall back to an AI estimate that you review. A barcode result should not be treated as a guarantee of precise nutrition.

If a pack contains two servings and you ate the whole pack, make sure your logged portion reflects both servings.

Good to know.

Does every barcode have a result?

No. Coverage depends on the product information available. If a product is missing or incomplete, you can describe the food instead and review the estimate.

Is scanning different from taking a meal photo?

Yes. A barcode looks up a packaged product; a meal photo asks AI to estimate what is on a plate. Both need the right portion to make a useful log.

Can I use all four logging methods in one day?

Yes. Scan packaged foods, photograph a plate, type a meal or describe it out loud. The confirmed entries appear together in your daily totals.

Your next meal is your first log.

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