REPORT  ·  04.26  /  EDITION 002
A FOOD SAFETY COMPANION · BETA

Is this cooked? Is it for you?

A visual dietary screener for real meals. Point your camera at a dish and get an estimated read on allergens, diet conflicts, and the nutrients you'd rather avoid — plus an optional doneness check when you need a quick second opinion on the pan.

Visual estimate · not medical
Your profile, your thresholds
Offline reference library
Verified source
Allergen detected
Profile aware
9:41
VISUAL EST · Analyzing Sam's profile
ESTIMATE · VISUAL ONLY
§ 01  ·  HOW IT WORKS

What the scanner
actually does.

It's a visual estimate tool, not a lab. The camera looks at a dish, matches it against a food-recognition model, and cross-references what it sees against three things you care about.

01 · PROFILE CHECK

Allergens & diet
conflicts, flagged.

Set your allergens, diet, and medical conditions once. Every scan estimates what's in the dish from visual cues and flags anything that clashes with your profile before you eat it.

16 DIETARY FLAGS TRACKED
02 · AVOID-MOST LIMITS

Your “not too much
of that” list.

Trying to cut salt? Watching added sugar? Set thresholds per meal and the scanner estimates how close a dish gets. Rough numbers, but enough to catch a 1,900mg sodium bowl.

SODIUM · SUGAR · SAT FAT · CARBS
03 · DONENESS MODE

Optional second
pair of eyes.

Switch to doneness mode and aim at the pan. A visual estimate of whether it looks cooked through — useful as a sanity check, never a replacement for a thermometer on chicken, pork, or mince.

VISUAL ESTIMATE · NOT A THERMOMETER
§ 02  ·  THE ESTIMATE

Three possible reads,
always an estimate.

Every scan lands in one of three buckets — with a reason you can act on. Nothing here is a medical diagnosis; it's a first-pass screen so you know what to verify before eating.

EST · GREEN

Looks fine for you

No allergens or diet conflicts visible, and estimates for your avoid-most items sit inside your limits. Reasonable confidence to proceed.

EX · Grain bowl · no flags · low sodium
EST · AMBER

Worth a closer look

A limit looks exceeded (salt, sugar, sat fat) or the dish might contain a low-risk trigger. We'll say what we saw and why.

EX · ~1,900mg sodium · over your 600mg goal
EST · RED

Probably skip it

Likely contains something in your do-not-eat list — dairy, gluten, shellfish, etc. It's an estimate, so verify with the label, but treat as a no.

EX · Cream visible · lactose-intolerant
§ 03  ·  YOUR PROFILE

Safe for the world
is not safe for you.

Build a profile once — allergens, dietary choices, medical conditions. Every scan is cross-checked against it. If something in the dish could harm you, you find out before the first bite, not after.

Sam's profile
ACTIVE
Allergens · avoid
Dairy Tree nuts Shellfish Peanuts Eggs Soy Gluten
Diet · preferences
Vegetarian Vegan Halal Kosher Low-FODMAP
Conditions · tracked
Lactose intolerance GERD Type 2 diabetes Hypertension Pregnancy Immunocompromised Kidney disease Heart disease
WHAT WE CHECK AGAINST

16 dietary flags,
cross-referenced live.

Top-9 allergens, major dietary patterns, and the conditions where food choice is medical — diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, pregnancy, GERD, heart disease, immune suppression, and more.

ALLERGENS
Dairy · Gluten · Nuts · Peanuts
Shellfish · Fish · Eggs · Soy
DIETS
Vegetarian · Vegan
Halal · Kosher · Low-FODMAP
CONDITIONS
Diabetes · Hypertension
Kidney disease · Heart disease
GERD · Pregnancy
IMMUNE
Cancer treatment
Immunocompromised
Autoimmune
§ 04  ·  AVOID-MOST

The “not too much
of that” list.

Pick the nutrients you want to keep low, set your own per-meal thresholds, and every scan shows an estimated amount — so you catch a 1,900mg sodium bowl before you start eating it.

Your limits PER MEAL
Sodiumgoal ≤ 600mg
Recommended for hypertensionLOW
Added sugargoal ≤ 10g
Diabetes · metabolic healthLOW
Saturated fatgoal ≤ 7g
Heart disease · cholesterolAPPROACHING
Refined carbsgoal ≤ 45g
Blood sugar stabilityOK
Potassiumgoal ≤ 500mg
Kidney disease monitoringOK
Last scan · ramen FLAGGED
Sodium~1,900mg est
3.2× over your 600mg goalHIGH
Saturated fat~9g est
Over your 7g goalOVER
Added sugar~6g est
Within 10g goalOK
Refined carbs~68g est
Over your 45g goalOVER
Estimate · based on visual portion + standard recipe range. Verify with label if available.
§ 05  ·  SPOILAGE CHECKLIST

What it should
smell, look, feel like.

The camera is one input — your senses are the others. Every ingredient entry in the library includes a fresh-vs-off checklist so you can confirm what the scan sees.

SMELL · OLFACTORY

What the nose knows

  • Fresh poultryNeutral · slight iron
  • Off poultrySulfurous · sour
  • Fresh fishSea breeze
  • Off fishAmmonia · strong
  • Spoiled dairySharp, vinegary
LOOK · VISUAL

Colour & surface

  • Cooked chickenOpaque · white
  • UndercookedPink near bone
  • Spoiled beefBrown-grey · dull
  • Mouldy breadGreen / fuzzy spots
  • Bad eggsFloat in water
FEEL · TACTILE

Texture test

  • Fresh meatFirm · dry-damp
  • Off meatSlimy · tacky
  • Ripe tomatoSlight give
  • Spoiled produceMushy · leaking
  • Rancid nutsGreasy · soft
§ 06  ·  REFERENCE · NOT MEASURED

Target internal
temperatures.

A reference, not a reading. The scanner doesn't measure temperature — these are the numbers to aim for with a real probe thermometer. Drawn from USDA FSIS, UK FSA, and EFSA guidance.

Food
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Notes
Poultry (whole & pieces)
Chicken, turkey, duck
74°C
165°F
Check thickest part. Rest 3 min.
Ground meat
Beef, pork, lamb, turkey
71°C
160°F
Higher risk than whole cuts.
Whole cuts · beef, pork, lamb
Steak, chop, roast
63°C
145°F
Rest 3 minutes before slicing.
Fish & seafood
Finfish with fins
63°C
145°F
Flesh opaque, flakes easily.
Eggs
Whole, cooked-through
71°C
160°F
Yolk & white firm.
Leftovers & reheats
All cooked foods
74°C
165°F
Reheat once, eat hot.
"Is that pink bit meant to be there?
Does this smell off?
Can I even eat this?" —
every home cook, forever.
§ 07  ·  HONEST LIMITS

A visual estimate,
not a diagnosis.

IsThisCooked is a first-pass screening tool based on what a camera can see. It will miss things, guess wrong sometimes, and isn't a substitute for ingredient labels or medical guidance. Here's the fine print, up front.

i.

It's a visual estimate

The scanner only sees what the camera sees. It can't measure temperature, weigh portions, or taste anything. Numbers you see are ranges, not readings.

ii.

Always check the label

Hidden ingredients, trace allergens, and shared-equipment cross-contamination can't be seen. For severe allergies, packaging and restaurant staff are the source of truth.

iii.

Not medical advice

For chronic conditions, pregnancy, or immune suppression, use this alongside your doctor's guidance — not instead of it. A dietitian beats an app every time.

§ 08  ·  SOURCES

Built on primary
food safety guidance.

Every temperature, storage time, and allergen rule cites a public authority. Where sources differ, we print the more conservative number and link the reference in-app.

USDA
Food Safety & Inspection Service · FoodKeeper
FSA
UK Food Standards Agency
WHO
World Health Organization · Five Keys to Safer Food
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority

Cook with confidence.
Eat with certainty.

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