The 10 Vitamins and Minerals Luntrack Tracks, and Why Only Ten
Most trackers stop at calories and macros. Luntrack also follows ten vitamins and minerals from everything you log, with no extra typing. Here is what they are and why we chose those ten.
The ten
- Iron: carries oxygen in the blood. Low iron is a common cause of tiredness, especially in women and plant-based eaters.
- Calcium: bones, muscle contraction and nerves.
- Potassium: fluid balance and blood pressure, and lost in sweat.
- Magnesium: involved in energy production and muscle function.
- Zinc: immune function and recovery.
- Vitamin A: vision, skin and immunity.
- Vitamin C: immunity and iron absorption from plant foods.
- Vitamin D: bones and muscles. Hard to get from food alone, especially in winter.
- Vitamin B12: nerves and red blood cells. Found almost only in animal foods.
- Folate: cell growth and red blood cells.
Nothing extra to enter
Photos, barcodes and search all carry micronutrient data where it exists. Log your food as usual and the bars on the nutrition screen fill on their own.
Why ten and not thirty?
Food databases report some nutrients well and others barely at all. A number based on missing data is worse than no number, because it looks precise. These ten are the ones that databases such as USDA and Open Food Facts report reliably enough to be worth showing. Where a food has no data, Luntrack makes a careful estimate and marks it as estimated.
We would rather show you ten numbers you can trust than thirty guesses.
Free on every plan
All ten micronutrients and the nutrient guide are free. Read more on the micronutrients page.
Luntrack is free to download on the App Store.