Snap the food or its ingredients label and get a yes, no or check-first answer, with swaps.
Best results: a clear photo of the ingredients list.
On an iPhone or Android you can copy text straight from a photo of the label, then paste it here. This check works without Claude.
Every food from the hospital leaflet, with a verdict and what to have instead.
Quick swaps for the things that are hardest to give up.
From the Cork University Dental School & Hospital leaflet on orofacial granulomatosis (OFG).
E210 E211 E212 E213 E214 E215 E216 E217 E218 E219
Also: benzoic acid, sodium / potassium / calcium benzoate, anything “hydroxybenzoate”.
Italian, French, British or American menus are easiest. Indian, Thai and Chinese food uses a lot of cinnamon and soy sauce, so the leaflet suggests skipping them. Café cakes and pastries often pick up cinnamon. Ask staff about sauces, desserts and ice cream (nutmeg and cinnamon are common).
Check lip balm, make-up, sunscreen and toothpaste for: benzoates, parabens, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, cinnamal or “cinnamyl” anything, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, clove oil and “parfum”. Baby products and mineral make-up are often safer. Try new products on a small patch of lip for 4 days first.
Based on the leaflet dated May 2015. It is a guide, not medical advice. Ask her dentist, doctor or dietitian about anything unclear, and see them if symptoms change.