Products are packaged, branded food items found in stores. Anything from protein bars to pasta sauces, ready meals, yogurts, cereals, or even frozen dinners.

Whether you scan a barcode or look one up manually, Kanvie helps you understand exactly what's inside the product and how it fits into your diet.

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What Is a Product?

A product is a specific branded food item with its own:

• Packaging
• Nutrition label
• Serving sizes
• Ingredients list
• Barcode (in most cases)

Examples:

• “Coca Cola Diet Coke”
• “Heinz Tomato Ketchup”
• “Oatly Oat Milk”

Unlike ingredients (which are generic foods), products come with fixed, manufacturer-defined nutrition data.

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Customizing a Product

When you view a product, you can customize two things:

1. Amount + Unit

You can choose how much of the product you're using, such as:

• Grams
• Milliliters
• Cups / Tablespoons (if supported by that product)

Kanvie will calculate all nutritional values based on the exact variant and amount you select.

2. The Variant (If Available)

Some products come with multiple different nutritional values.

Examples include:

• A packaged rice or pasta product that lists nutrients for both its “raw” and “cooked” state
• Instant ramen that list nutrients for both the dry product and the cooked product after adding water
• A packaged coffee drink with an additional separate sachet of sugar, that has one ingredient label with the added sugar and one without the added sugar

Make sure to select the correct variant when creating recipes and diary entries.

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What You See on the Product Detail Page

1. Rule Violation Checks

If you've avoided an ingredient or trace element of the product**,** or you avoided attributes that affect an ingredient or trace element of the product (e.g. the product containing fish or it having been cross-contaminated with peanuts), Kanvie instantly tells you when the selected product violates your rules.

Learn more about avoiding ingredients & attributes.

2. Calories Per Selected Amount

Kanvie calculates calories based on:

• The manufacturer's nutrition label
• The amount you choose
• The variant you choose (if present)

3. Full Nutritional Breakdown

You'll see all nutritional values provided by the manufacturer, including:

• Protein, Fat & Carbs
• Fiber & Sugar
• Vitamins and minerals (e.g., iron, vitamin C, potassium)
• ...and any others present on the label.

If Kanvie knows it, you see it.

4. Ingredients List

Packaged foods often contain multiple ingredients. Kanvie shows the full list so you can check for things like:

• Allergens
• Additives
• Oils
• Sweeteners
• Enzymes
• Preservatives

This helps both everyday users and diet-focused pros quickly understand what's inside.

5. Your Product History

By tapping History, you can see a log of the last times you've added this product to your diary, including the amount you selected. By tapping an entry, you can either log it again as is, or paste it's amount into the current context window.

6. Popular Recipes Using This Product

Amazing recipes are made using packaged foods, like sauces, broths, tofu packages, flavored yogurts, or canned beans.

Tap Recipes to browse a list of popular recipes from the Kanvie community that include this product.