Nutrition scale

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A nutrition scale is a weighing instrument that outputs precise nutritional information for foods or liquids. Most scales calculate calories, carbohydrates, and fats, with more sophisticated scales calculating additional nutrients such as Vitamin K, potassium, magnesium, and sodium.

Scales often use USDA information on food to ensure accuracy. The products are used primarily as a weight-management tool but have found a user base of diabetics and hypertensive people.

[Weighing the food]

The scale uses a sensor to determine the weight of the food.

Some scales have a tare function, which allows you to zero out the weight of the container before adding the food.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-29 |title=Fact or Fiction: Can Food Scales Really Measure Calories? |url=https://renpho.com/blogs/wellness-fitness-blog/fact-or-fiction-can-food-scales-really-measure-calories#:~:text=Food%20scales%20are%20primarily%20used,macronutrient%20content%20of%20various%20foods. |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=RENPHO US |language=en}}