FoodWorks

FoodWorks is nutrition analysis and food labelling software made by Xyris, an Australian company based in Brisbane, Queensland. Its regional focus is the reason to consider it: Xyris describes itself as Australia's leading provider of nutritional analysis software, and positions FoodWorks as Australia and New Zealand's most trusted nutrition analysis software. For work that must reference regional food composition data and local labelling requirements, a tool built for that market avoids the adjustments needed when using a product designed around United States databases and formats.

The intended users are listed explicitly and cover a wider range than most nutrition tools address. Dietitians and nutritionists are the obvious group, but Xyris also names nutrition educators, diabetes educators, food technologists, nutrition researchers, sport and fitness professionals, and food product developers. That combination of clinical, academic and product development audiences reflects a product handling both individual dietary analysis and commercial food labelling rather than specialising in one.

Xyris frames its solutions across four markets: health care, food industry, education and general consumers. The consumer end is served by a separate product rather than by a cut-down version of FoodWorks. Easy Diet Diary is a diet tracking mobile app for the general public, suitable for people pursuing general health and fitness goals and for managing chronic conditions through diet, with diabetes, renal disease and cardiovascular disease named specifically. Support is offered separately for each product, with phone contact available on Australian business hours, weekdays 8am to 4pm AEST, including a free call number. Pricing is not published.