Diet Guard

In this Google Chrome extension, we have developed a way for users to locate if there are allergens present in the food they are purchasing online.

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Inspiration

The inspiration for this project was the DEI track. We aim to make online shopping for food items, and even accessing menus of restaurant websites more accessible to users online who have specific dietary requirements. Oftentimes, this information can be hidden online.

What it does

This chrome extension scans webpages for specific dietary restrictions and highlights the words that are restricted based on the user’s particular conditions. For diabetic users, it displays the added sugar content if it is more than 5 grams.

How we built it

We built this chrome extension using JS, HTML, and JSON.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into challenges of making our chrome extension accommodate the layout of different online shopping websites.

Accomplishments that we’re proud of

We are proud that this extension is successfully able to identify requirements for specific dietary restrictions. We are proud that it aims to accommodate a wide range of users.

What we learned

We learned, using AI to develop this extension, more about HTML and JS. We learned about how to get a chrome extension to function.

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