Saturated Fat Counter Tracker3.0.8 - App Store

Saturated fat increases LDL "bad" cholesterol and is a cause of many inflammatory diseases through its effect on the immune system. Use this app to lower intake to protect from atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, stroke, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), some cancers (esp. bowel, breast, prostate), depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's dementia, Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Set your daily saturated fat intake based on guidance provided in the app and your preferences for weights of food (g or oz).
Record food and beverage consumption using the barcode scanner, dictation, search or by favoriting foods and using the serving sizes provided (which can be changed at any time). Tap the notepad to add notes. Compare the saturated fat content of different foods by tapping the Compare button on the "Foods" screen.
Monitor daily and long-term progress, export data to share with healthcare providers, synchronize data with other First Line Medical Communications Ltd nutrient counter apps, and share data with Apple's HealthKit.
Add your own foods and recipes and change serving sizes to personalise the app's 400-item database for you.
All food and beverage popups indicate whether the item is a plant, good prebiotic, probiotic or ultra-processed food (UPF) to inform a healthy diet and whether they are high or low FODMAP per serving where data are available to support people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Useful lists show saturated fat content of foods per 1oz or 100g and serving, which can be toggled from high to low & low to high. Also useful UPF, unprocessed plant, prebiotic, probiotic, high & low FODMAP food lists.

Version History Bug fix for occasional crashes on Settings tab. New feature providing a list of every day each individual food is logged. 3.0.8 Sep 28 Bug fixes 3.0.7 Aug 30 Small changes to design and the "Help" and "Contents" files to improve usability. A new "Compare" button (accessed through the "Foods" screen) allows you to compare the saturated fat content of different foods. 3.0.5 Aug 11 Minor bug fixes and changes to improve usability. 3.0.4 Jul 28 Bug fix for new major upgrade to address issue with saturated fat data for foods added by the user to the app's database in previous versions of the app. 3.0.2 Jul 19 Major upgrade with new easier-to-use interface and on-screen help files with bug fixes. 3.0.1 Jul 17 Dietary Guidelines for Americans reference for target saturated fat intake updated to 2025–2030 2.12.15 May 10 Revised titles for a few screenshots. 2.12.14 Feb 3 Bug fixes. 2.12.13 Jan 4 New option in Settings to be reminded to backup your data (tap Backup reminders and toggle turns green when on) and new guidance popup in Settings on choosing source of your data when synchronising the app. Improvements to "How to use the app" instructions. 2.12.12 12/10/2025 Revised titles for screenshots. 2.12.10 06/23/2025 Revised screenshots 2.12.9 06/15/2025 Improved Settings screen layout for choosing units for weight of foods & beverages (ie, grams or ounces) and how you wish saturated fat content to be displayed (ie, g/serving, %target/serving, g/100g, g/1oz, %target/100g or %target/1oz). Bug fixes. 2.12.8 05/28/2025 Revised "How to use the app" instructions to improve readability 2.12.7 03/23/2025 Bug fix for devices using iOS17 and earlier iOS versions to prevent crashes with latest updates. 2.12.5 02/17/2025 Most food and beverage popups now highlight whether the item is high or low FODMAP per serving to support users who have irritable bowel syndrome. Bug fixes 2.12.4 02/08/2025 Rapid access to saturated fat content for all plants, probiotics, prebiotics & ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in the 400-item database via the Info screen. Rapid access to different displays of saturated fat content information — g/serving; %Target/serving; g/100g or 1oz; %Target/100g or 1oz — for all 400 items in, plus items you have added to, the database via the Settings screen. Bug fix. 2.12.2 01/10/2025 All high-saturated fat foods (ie, contain more than 3g of saturated fat per serving) are color-coded in maroon type and have a maroon warning triangle in the food popups. Revised "How to use the app" instructions. 2.12.0 10/30/2024 Improved "How to use the app" instructions. Bug fix 2.11.7 10/02/2024 50 new items added to the app's database so the app now includes 400 foods and drinks color-coded for plants, prebiotics, probiotics and ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to support a healthy gut microbiome diet. 2.11.6 07/12/2024 Twenty new items added to the app's database and revision of color-coding of type and icons to support a healthy gut microbiome diet as follows. All plants that can be included as one of the 30 different types of plants per week recommended by experts for a healthy gut microbiome are highlighted in green type and with a green leaf icon in the food popups. The most prebiotic plants (ie, those that are particularly beneficial for the gut microbiome) are highlighted in a darker green type. Fermented foods that contain beneficial live microbes to become part of the gut microbiome (probiotics) are highlighted in gold type and with a gold microbe icon in the food popups. Foods that are likely to be ultra-processed (UPFs) — ie, contain ingredients not found in a home kitchen such as preservatives, flavorings, and emulsifiers — and are likely to have a harmful effect on the gut microbiome are highlighted in red type and with a red warning triangle in the food popups. 2.11.5 06/12/2024 Improvements to the "Add Food" screen — toggle the "Values per serving" option to use g/100g, g/1oz, or g/serving for saturated fat content; use color codes and icons to highlight added foods as plant, probiotic or UPF 2.11.3 05/31/2024 Color-coded type and icons on food popups in the 330-item database now identify healthy (plant, prebiotic, probiotic) and unhealthy (likely to be ultra-processed) foods (UPFs) to support a healthy gut microbiome diet. A notepad has been added to the record intake screen. 2.11.1 05/23/2024 Red exclamation marks are displayed for any day in "Month view" where intake is over 120% of target and average intake per day during each month is now displayed at the top of "Month view" screens in dark orange type. Bug fixes and minor revisions to "How to use the app" instructions. 2.10.7 03/26/2024 Bug fix 2.10.6 02/11/2024