Ross WintleJan 11, 2023

I’m a frickin genius.

Context: my kid is mildly allergic to citric acid and citric fruit. Brings out eczema. And citric acid is in SO many things. And it’s painful checking ingredients lists for it.

This morning I wondered: can my phone OCR the ingredients list and check it?

My first thought was to make a little web app. But there doesn’t seem to be a OCR in web browsers yet.

But I KNOW my phone can get text from images.

Then…

Apple Shortcuts!!!

CHECK THIS OUT!!!

Show threadNick PerksJan 11, 2023
@ross
In case helpful (and forgive if not) while citrus fruits do contain citric acid, the citric acid in foods does not come from citrus fruits. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid). So very possible to be intolerant to one and not the other. However, pectin does normally come from citrus fruit. You may have been around all this already, but its relevant in my family, so just sharing in case.
Citric acid - Wikipedia

Show threadRoss WintleJan 11, 2023
@NickPerks Thanks. It’s both. Do not feed the child a lemon!!😬
Show threadNick Perks
@ross Ah, that's rough. In our house, lemons are banned, but citric acid is permitted!
Jan 11, 2023 at 5:25pmWeb