A calorie counter that knows Indian food

Indian food, from Indian tables

Most calorie apps were built on American and European food tables, so dal, sabzi and dosa come from whoever typed them in. Bodyvault’s Indian foods come from published Indian food composition tables:

• Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT 2017) from ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, for ingredients such as paneer, dals, rice, atta and vegetables.
• The Indian Nutrient Databank (INDB), for cooked dishes such as chapati, dal, idli, dosa, poha and curries.
• USDA FoodData Central and other national tables for everything else, plus packaged foods by barcode.

Portions are the ones you use: a chapati, a katori, a piece, a bowl, a glass, as well as grams.

Four ways to log a meal

• Type it the way you’d say it (Pro). “2 roti, dal and bhindi sabzi” becomes three foods with portions you can check.
• Snap a photo (Pro). Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones, or an AI provider you choose, names the foods and portions. The calories and protein always come from the food database, never from the AI’s guess.
• Ordered in? Pick a screenshot of your Zomato or Swiggy order. Bodyvault reads the dishes and quantities on your phone, and you check them before logging.
• Scan a barcode for packaged food, or log your planned meal with one tap.

What it counts

Calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat, fibre and water against targets set from your body, goal and training. Your Fuel score, out of 10, shows how well today’s food matches your plan, and on training days your targets move with your training.

Your rules, every day

Vegetarian, eggetarian, vegan, Jain or halal-friendly; no beef, no pork, no onion or garlic; and vegetarian days of the week if you keep, say, Tuesdays meat-free. Suggestions and meal plans follow your rules.