How the Ask Ingrid app works!

Select your dietary requirements, search for a food item, or scan a product – Ask Ingrid shows you the information relevant to your selection. Maintain a food and symptom diary that you can then share with your nutrition professional as a PDF.

Download Ask Ingrid Compare Free / Pro

6 steps for your well-being

Step 1

Select your dietary requirements

Determine which intolerances and dietary forms are relevant to you. Ask Ingrid then adapts the display to your selection.

  • Lactose avoidance
  • Fructose avoidance (elimination phase, long-term diet)
  • Histamine avoidance (elimination phase, long-term diet)
  • Sorbitol avoidance
  • Gluten avoidance
  • IBS / Low FODMAP

Step 2

Search for a food item

Search through more than 7,000 foods. Identify which entries might match your selection directly in the overview. Optimized for color-blind and visually impaired users.

  • 7,000+ scientifically curated foods – evaluated by nutrition experts.
  • Clear layout, see the assessment at a glance
  • Display of “only suitable foods” possible (Pro)
  • Create favorites (Pro)

My goal was an app that makes complex information understandable – scientifically correct and easy to use, honest and with great attention to detail.

Bernd Baumgartner
Designer

Step 3 (European Union only)

Scan a product

Scan the barcode of a packaged European product. Ask Ingrid searches a database of more than 3 million products and categorizes the available information.

  • Capture EU-barcode with camera
  • 3 million+ packaged products, evaluated by an algorithm that we have developed over years of work and have repeatedly tested and improved.
  • Evaluation completely without unreliable AI.
  • Immediately visible: App assessment and ratings from other users

Step 4

Compare experiences – we are stronger together!

See how other Ingrid users with your exact dietary requirements personally assess a food item. Community ratings are based on users’ personal experiences and not on scientific measurements. This allows you to assess food even better and more individually.

  • The analysis of the Ask Ingrid algorithm, which is based on scientific data, is supplemented by the anonymous presentation of others’ experiences.
  • Indicate your own tolerance; as a visible reminder for yourself and as anonymous help for others in the Frag Ingrid community.

Collaboration with dietetic professionals is important. For us as app developers, but also for our users as those affected.

Benedikt Reich-Schreter
Developer

Step 5

Free Login

Create a free Ingrid Cloud account and back up all your app data on our EU server. This allows you to restore your scans and entries at any time. Nothing is lost after changing or purchasing a new phone.

  • High security through modern encryption techniques
  • Easy login via Magic Link – no need to remember a password
  • Sync data, never lose it
  • 100% GDPR compliant

Paid subscription

Additionally, take out a monthly or annual subscription so you can use Ask Ingrid without limits.

Step 6

Document nutrition and symptoms

Record food, drinks, symptoms, and other observations in a chronological timeline. Share the food and symptom diary via PDF or printout with your nutritionist.

  • Enter or scan food / drinks
  • Document bowel movements
  • Enter medications
  • Track cycle phase
  • Track symptoms
  • Make daily notes
  • Export as PDF

The diary is only available with a Pro subscription and a free login (Step 5).

Tolerance is individual

Ask Ingrid presents information clearly, but does not provide diagnoses and is not a substitute for medical or nutritional therapy advice. Are you looking for a nutrition professional? We have a tip for you!

  • Personal initial consultation

    Would you like to discuss your symptoms and nutrition individually? Our consultant Sabrina from Joyfood accompanies you with personal nutritional counseling – also conveniently online upon request.
    Sabrina Schwaighofer
    Dietitian
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