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When you import a recipe, Sloe makes a personal copy in your own cookbook — like saving to your notes or printing for your kitchen. Imports are always started by you, never automatic, and are private by default. We capture the facts (ingredients, steps, times, our nutrition estimates) and link back to the original; we don’t copy the original article’s writing or photos, and we don’t bulk-collect recipes.

When we read a public web page, we identify ourselves honestly as Sloe’s importer — an identified, rate-limited fetcher (SupprBot) that links to a public bot page, respects access controls, and takes only the facts. See the Terms of service for the full posture.

• USDA FoodData Central — lab-tested nutritional data for thousands of whole foods, maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Includes Foundation, SR Legacy, and Survey (FNDDS) datasets. FDC data is in the public domain; USDA does not endorse Sloe.
• Edamam — restaurant and branded-food nutrition data. Food search results that come from Edamam are Powered by Edamam under Edamam’s API terms.
• Open Food Facts — volunteer-maintained, open database of food products with strong UK, EU, US, and Australian coverage. Product data is © Open Food Facts contributors and made available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
• FatSecret Platform API — curated food database with detailed branded and generic food entries including serving size information.
• Local staples database — 176+ common cooking ingredients with per-100g macros and density values for cup/volume conversions. Used as a fallback when no external match is found.

Your daily calorie target is calculated using the Mifflin-St Jeor equation, which estimates Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) from age, sex, height, and weight. This is multiplied by an activity factor:

• Sedentary: BMR × 1.2
• Light (1–3 days/week): BMR × 1.375
• Moderate (3–5 days/week): BMR × 1.55
• Active (6–7 days/week): BMR × 1.725
• Very active: BMR × 1.9

A deficit or surplus is applied based on your goal and pace. For weight loss, this ranges from 250–1,100 kcal/day below TDEE.

When enabled in Settings, Sloe adds bonus calories only when your actual total burn (resting + active from Apple Health) exceeds your estimated maintenance TDEE. This prevents double-counting — your target already includes an activity estimate, so only the surplus above that is added.

After 7+ days of food logging and 3+ weight entries, Sloe computes an adaptive TDEE derived from your actual intake and weight changes. This replaces the formula estimate and improves accuracy over time.

Sloe reads and writes the following data from Apple Health (with your permission):

• Reads: steps, active energy, resting energy, workouts, weight, body fat percentage
• Writes: dietary energy consumed (so other apps can see your logged intake)

• Not medical advice. Sloe is a personal tracking tool, not a medical device. Always consult a healthcare professional before making significant dietary changes.
• Nutrition accuracy. Values are estimates. Actual values vary by preparation method, brand, portion size, and ingredient variability. Confidence scores indicate match quality, not absolute accuracy.
• Weight projections. Based on 7,700 kcal per kg of body weight. Actual results vary based on metabolism, water retention, muscle mass, and other factors.
• Minimum intake. Very low calorie diets (<1,200 kcal for women, <1,500 kcal for men) should only be followed under medical supervision. Sloe does not enforce minimums.
• Third-party data. Imported recipes extract data from external sites. We are not responsible for source recipe accuracy.
• AI features. Photo and voice logging use third-party AI models (e.g. OpenAI). Results are estimates and should be reviewed before saving.

For questions, feedback, or support: support@getsloe.com