Editor's Pick: Tiny Spectrometer Tells You Exactly What You're Eating

Tiny Spectrometer Tells You Exactly What You're Eating

Katherine Noyes 07/08/14 6:57 AM PT

For all those who have wondered about the ingredients in their lunchtime burrito, Consumer Physics is gearing up to release a handheld device designed to provide the answer. Dubbed "SCiO," the device is a tiny spectrometer that can scan food, medicines and plants to determine their molecular composition. When used to scan foods such as cheeses, fruits, vegetables, sauces, salad dressings and cooking oils, SCiO delivers data describing nutrient values -- calories, fats, carbohydrates and proteins -- as well as produce quality, ripeness level and spoilage analysis.. [More...]

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