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Scan the barcode
When food comes in a packet, somebody has already done the measuring. Scanning is the one logging route with no estimation in it at all.
- 01 Scan Point the camera at the barcode
- 02 The label fills in Calories and macros from the packet itself
- 03 Set the portion Two taps and it is in your day
What happens when you scan
Heala looks the product up, fills in calories and macros from the label, and asks only for the portion. Two taps and it is in your day.
The lookup runs through the app’s own catalogue first, then falls back to open and commercial food databases, so an obscure local product usually still resolves.
When the barcode is not there
Some products are missing, some labels are wrong, and some countries are covered better than others. When a scan fails, saying the item out loud or photographing it takes about as long as searching would have.
Why this still is not the main route
Most of what people actually eat has no barcode: a plate at home, lunch out, coffee, the thing somebody made you. A tracker built entirely around barcodes is a tracker that only works in a supermarket.
Questions
Does barcode scanning work offline?
Products you have logged before are cached and resolve without a connection. New lookups need one.
Which barcode databases does it use?
Heala’s own catalogue first, then open and commercial food databases as a fallback.
Is scanning free?
Yes, on every plan.
The quiz is free, takes about four minutes and needs no card. It ends with your calorie target, your macros and a training week you can look at.
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