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About Boone

Nutrition advice is built for the average. We're building it for you.

Boone helps people understand how the food they eat interacts with their biology. We combine real-world diet data with genetic insight so personalised nutrition is clearer, more measurable and easier to act on.

A woman at a kitchen table with the Boone app open on her phone
Murray Dare, founder of BooneSam Garland, app development and genetics at BooneMo Reddicherla, app developer at Boone
Built in Norwich by a small team
Research-led, since day one
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Why Boone exists

Everyone responds to food differently. Most advice doesn't.

Most nutrition advice is based on population averages. That's useful as a starting point, but people respond differently to the same foods because of their genetics, lifestyle and long-term eating patterns.

Most of us also have very little visibility into our own diet. It's hard to see how nutrients are spread across meals, whether key vitamins and minerals show up consistently, or how habits change over time.

That kind of insight has mostly lived in research settings and specialist analysis. Boone was created to make it accessible to everyone, so people can make more informed, confident decisions about what they eat.

Our approach

Patterns over time, not single meals

Rather than counting calories meal by meal, Boone looks at the overall structure of your diet and how it builds up over weeks and months. Three layers make that possible.

1

What you actually eat

Meal photos, text, barcodes and supermarket receipts are turned into structured nutrition data, without manual food diaries.

2

What it's made of

Every meal is broken down into macronutrients, 29 vitamins and minerals, and how processed it is, so gaps and patterns show up.

3

How it fits your biology

Add a DNA test and your diet can be viewed alongside traits linked to how your body may handle certain nutrients.

We focus on what people actually eat, not what they plan to eat or manage to write down.

What makes Boone different

Most tools see one piece. We join them up.

Some apps count calories. Others measure short-term responses to single foods. A DNA report tells you about your biology, then stops. Boone brings real-world diet and genetic insight together, so you can see how the overall shape of your diet lines up with your body.

Calorie countersTrack energy and macros
One piece
Glucose monitorsShort-term response to single foods
One piece
DNA reportsYour biology, then they stop
One piece
BooneReal-world diet, micronutrients, processing and DNA, over time
Joined up
Built on research

Science first, then software

Boone's approach is shaped by researchers and practitioners across nutrition, genetics and health science. Our ultra-processed food ratings build on our own research with the University of East Anglia on classifying ultra-processed foods, presented at the HAIS 2026 conference.

UEA
Our researchClassifying ultra-processed foods, with the University of East AngliaRead the preprint on SSRN →
How we calculate nutrition: our methodology
29vitamins and minerals tracked from what you eat
4ways to log: photo, text, barcode and receipt
NOVAprocessing rating on every meal and product, from our UEA research
Beyond the plate

Better diets need a better food system

Individual choices only go so far. What's on the shelf, what's on the label and what's affordable shape what we all eat. We want to help shape that system so it works better for everyone, in the UK and abroad.

Better nutrition

Helping people, families and communities eat a wider range of nutrients, not just fewer calories.

More transparency

Clear, free nutrition and processing information for the brands, supermarkets and restaurants people actually use.

A fairer system

Good nutrition shouldn't depend on income or postcode. We want healthier choices to be the easy, affordable ones.

Working on the food system? Let's talk.Researchers, retailers, producers, policymakers, charities or anyone with an idea. If it's about building a healthier, fairer food system, we'd like to hear from you.
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The team behind Boone

Technology, nutrition and data science, working to make personalised nutrition accessible to everyone.

Murray Dare
Founder

Murray Dare

Focused on building Boone to help people better understand their nutrition. It started with a simple motivation: better tools for the next generation, including his own children. Co-author of research with the University of East Anglia on classifying ultra-processed foods, presented at the HAIS 2026 conference.

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Sam Garland
Genetics

Sam Garland

Interested in how genetic variation shapes the way people interact with nutrients, and passionate about using genetics for a more personal approach to nutrition.

Mo Reddicherla
Technology

Mo Reddicherla

Builds the technology that powers Boone. Excited by real-time nutritional insight and getting better dietary information to the people who need it most.

Made for you, not the average.

Free to start. No DNA test needed. Your data is never sold.

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