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Saved-meal trigger
The standard flow updates memory after a meal is saved, not when an analysis is merely started. Siri can save and update it in the background.
Food Memory
Let familiar ingredients keep a current gram hint
When enabled, the normal single-meal save flow keeps a current gram value for each ingredient it recognizes and normalizes. A later ambiguous photo, text, or voice log may use that value as context.
Available on iOS and Android. Apple Health, widgets, and Siri features are iOS-only.
Food Memory facts
- Saved value
- Current grams per normalized ingredient
- Storage cap
- 200 recently updated account entries
- Future context
- Ambiguous photo, text, or voice analysis
- Your controls
- Toggle, view, edit, delete, or clear
What is saved
One current gram value for each normalized ingredient
When enabled, Food Memory normally updates after a meal is saved. It works at the ingredient level and caps each account at the 200 most recently updated entries.
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Ingredient-level entries
Each ingredient that the meal analysis recognizes and normalizes can have its own remembered portion.
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Current portion value
A normal single-meal save replaces an existing gram value; a manual edit can also become the current hint.
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Visible to you
You can open Food Memory to see the ingredient portions currently available as personal context.
A clear update rule
Normal single-meal saves replace—without averaging
For one meal at a time, Food Memory uses a deliberately simple rule: the new portion replaces the value stored before it. A multi-meal paste can combine duplicate normalized ingredients, so inspect the resulting entry.
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No running average
Food Memory does not combine past portions into an average serving size.
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No frequency weighting
A portion is not made more important because you logged it more often than another portion.
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No portion prediction history
The feature does not infer a trend from older servings; it retains one current value for each stored ingredient.
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Easy to interpret
The portion shown is the current saved or manually edited value that may be supplied as future context.
How it can help
Add personal context when a later meal is ambiguous
A future photo, text, or voice analysis may use a remembered portion when it recognizes the ingredient but the current input does not make the amount clear.
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Photo analysis
A meal photo can leave serving size uncertain, so the current stored gram value may be supplied as a hint.
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Text analysis
A description that names an ingredient without a clear amount may use the remembered portion as context.
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Voice analysis
A spoken meal with an ambiguous amount may also use the current stored gram hint for that ingredient.
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Context, not certainty
Using a previous portion does not prove that the serving in front of you is the same size today.
Your controls
Review, edit, remove, or pause remembered portions
Food Memory is inspectable. You can view account entries, edit their normalized name or grams, delete one entry, or clear all entries. A device-local toggle controls future use and updates from that device.
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View entries
See which normalized ingredients currently have a gram hint stored.
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Edit name or grams
Correct the normalized ingredient or gram amount; the edited value becomes the current hint.
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Delete or clear
Remove one remembered portion or clear the full account list when you want to rebuild it.
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Turn memory off
The default-on, device-local toggle can stop future use and updates from that device without deleting account entries.
How to use it
A simple three-step flow
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Save a reviewed meal
In the standard app flow, check foods and portions before saving. Siri logs should be reviewed afterward because they can save in the background.
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Keep one current value
A normal single-meal save replaces an existing value without averaging; inspect memory after pasting several meals together.
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Use and verify the context
A later ambiguous photo, text, or voice analysis may use that value; review the resulting estimate and correct it when needed.
Use in context
Important limitations
- In the normal single-meal flow, Food Memory replaces the current grams for a recognized, normalized ingredient. It does not average servings, weight them by frequency, or learn a portion trend.
- An ingredient must be recognized and normalized for Food Memory to store or match it. The feature does not guarantee that every food in a meal will be recognized.
- A previous portion is only personal context. It does not establish that today's serving has the same size, ingredients, or preparation.
- Pasting or inserting several meals together can sum duplicate normalized ingredients. Siri can save and update memory without the standard pre-save review screen.
- The store is capped at 200 recently updated account entries. Turning Food Memory off stops use and updates from that device but does not clear account entries or change another device's local toggle.
- Photo, text, and voice meal analyses remain estimates even when Food Memory is used. Review and correct results before relying on them.
Evidence-led guide
How does Food Memory remember portions?
See the normal current-value rule, when remembered context is used, the 200-entry account cap, and how the editing controls and device-local toggle work.
Food Memory FAQ
Common questions, clearly answered
What exactly does Food Memory save?
When enabled, the normal single-meal save flow stores one current gram value for each ingredient Food Focus recognizes and normalizes. A manual edit can also become the current value.
Does Food Memory average my usual serving size?
No. It does not average portions or weight them by frequency. In the normal single-meal flow, newly saved grams replace the prior value. A manual edit can set the current hint, and a multi-meal paste can sum duplicate normalized ingredients.
When can Food Memory affect a meal analysis?
A later photo, text, or voice analysis may use the saved portion when the ingredient is recognized but the current amount is ambiguous.
Does Food Memory make calorie estimates exact?
No. A remembered portion is a contextual hint, not a measurement. The current serving, hidden ingredients, and preparation can still make the estimate different from what you ate.
Can I see what Food Memory remembers?
Yes. You can view up to 200 recently updated entries and see the normalized ingredient name and current grams stored for each one.
Can I edit, delete, or turn off Food Memory?
Yes. You can edit an account entry's name or grams, delete one entry, or clear the full list. The device-local toggle stops use and updates from that device without deleting account entries or changing another device's setting.
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