I Built an AI Pocket Nutritionist to Read Food Labels So My Friend Doesn't Have To

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This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend FoodLabelAI: (codenamed FriendOS) is an intelligent, AI-powered health companion that demystifies the back of food packaging. By simply scanning a nutrition label or ingredient list, the app uses OCR and Google's Gemma model to instantly break down what you're actually eating. It visualizes macronutrients, flags hidden additives or allergens, and even provides advanced insights like "protein reality" (how bioavailable the protein actually is). Who I Built It For: The Problem It Solves: Deployed Link - https://food

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