AGE Analysis Ready
Describe a meal, add foods by name and weight, plan a full day, or build a multi-day meal plan. AI calculates AGE content from the Uribarri/Vlassara database.
Values in kU/100g. Sorted by AGE content (highest first).
| Food | Preparation | kU/100g | Level |
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Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) are harmful compounds formed when sugars react with proteins or fats — a process called the Maillard reaction. They form both inside the body (endogenous AGEs, driven by blood glucose) and in food during cooking (exogenous/dietary AGEs, driven by heat). The hotter and drier the cooking environment, the more AGEs are created.
Dietary AGEs accumulate in tissues, binding to RAGE receptors and triggering NF-κB inflammatory signaling, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance. Human clinical trials show that reducing dietary AGE intake — even without changing what foods are eaten, only how they're cooked — significantly improves these markers within 4 months.
The same chicken breast contains ~957 kU/100g when poached but ~7,780 kU/100g when roasted — an 8× difference from heat method alone. Moist heat (boiling, poaching, steaming, braising) keeps AGEs low. Dry heat at high temperatures (grilling, frying, roasting, barbecuing) creates dramatically more. Acid marinades (lemon juice, vinegar) reduce subsequent AGE formation by up to 50%.
Source: Uribarri J et al. Advanced glycation end products in foods and a practical guide to their reduction in the diet. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010;110(6):911-916. · Dr. Joseph A. Debé, DC, DACBN, FMCP, CDN, CCSP · drdebe.com
Type or speak a free-text description of your meal. The AI reads it, identifies each food and cooking method, estimates weights, and calculates AGE content.
Tips: Mention cooking methods (grilled, boiled, raw). Include portions if you know them. Use the meal type tabs (Breakfast / Lunch / etc.) to label the slot.
Search the food database by name, enter the gram weight, select the cooking method, and add each item to build your meal item by item.
Tips: Use this mode when you want exact gram-level accuracy. The database contains 200+ foods with multiple cooking methods.
Enter each meal separately — Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack — using free-text descriptions. The AI analyzes all meals together and reports your total daily AGE load.
Tips: Click each meal tab, type or speak the description, then click "Analyze Full Day." A checkmark ✓ appears on each tab once filled in.
Log up to 7 days of meals to get a weekly average AGE intake. Ideal for tracking dietary changes over time or analyzing a typical week of eating.
Tips: Use "Day 1," "Day 2," etc. tabs to navigate. Add more days with the "+ Day" button. The weekly average is displayed prominently in the results.
After clicking Analyze AGE Content, the results panel on the right displays a detailed breakdown. Here's how to read it:
The same food can vary by 8–10× in AGE content depending solely on how it's cooked. This is often the single biggest lever for reducing your AGE burden without changing what you eat.