Author : Mr. Aran Nash 1
Date of Publication :28th November 2019
Abstract: Humans may not like tracking our food and the calories that every food item offers, as it can be more difficult than it sounds. We would need to do a lot of research and always keep a track of what we are eating every day. But, it can be one of the best things we can do to maintain a healthy weight and improve overall health. The amount of calorie we may intend to have depends on number of factors including our age, gender, daily schedule, weight and etc. Hence, in this paper we develop a system that recognizes the text on the restaurant bills and calculate corresponding calorie count thereby enlightening the user on the calories consumed. To detect text from the images, we use the help of a widespread technology – Optical Character Recognition (OCR). It is the mechanical or electronic conversion of images of handwritten or printed text into machine encoded text whether or not from a scanned document or photograph of a document. The user can be aware of the calorie consumed using the application developed. The objective of this system is to help users to keep track of calories on their smart phones, also helping their dietician prepare a calorie-based chart thereby improving their lifestyle.
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