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saral

Saral makes nutrition labels accessible to everyone by using OCR to scan food packaging and AI to translate complex nutritional information into simple, understandable language. Helps users make informed dietary choices without needing to understand technical nutritional terminology.

tech stack

Next.jsTesseract OCRLangChainTailwind CSS

what it does

  • OCR-powered nutrition label parsing
  • AI-driven plain-language explanations
  • Ingredient analysis and dietary alerts
  • Mobile-first, accessible UI

challenges

  • Improving OCR accuracy across varied packaging types and lighting
  • Simplifying explanations without losing nutritional accuracy
  • Optimizing for real-time mobile performance

outcome

Successfully deployed with positive user feedback on accessibility and ease of understanding.