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Urea cycle disorder diet tracker

Urea cycle disorders (UCD).

Urea cycle disorders make it hard for the body to clear the ammonia made when protein breaks down. The diet limits natural protein to a daily amount the clinic sets, often with essential amino acid supplements.

Phebe counts protein in grams for every food and meal, and Today shows how much of the day’s protein is left. All 18 amino acids are there too, in milligrams.

The types include OTC deficiency, CPS1 deficiency, citrullinemia, argininosuccinic aciduria, arginase deficiency and NAGS deficiency.

Your clinic sets your targets. Phebe does the counting.

What Phebe counts

  • protein
  • essential amino acids

Plus calories, macros, minerals, vitamins and every other amino acid.

How Phebe counts

  • Search the food database, scan a barcode, or photograph a nutrition label.
  • Weigh a portion on a Bluetooth kitchen scale, and the grams go straight into the entry.
  • Set a daily target for each nutrient you count, and see what is left today.
  • Log favorites in one tap, and build a recipe once to log the dish.
  • Start on your phone with no account. A free account adds the web app at app.phebe.life.
Open the web app

Urea cycle disorders questions

Does Phebe work for urea cycle disorders?
Yes. Phebe counts protein in grams against a daily target, and every amino acid in milligrams.
Is Phebe free?
Yes. Phebe is free on iPhone, Android and the web, with no ads and no paywall.
Where do the amino acid numbers come from?
From USDA food analyses, for every food that has been measured. For a packaged food whose label lists only protein, Phebe estimates all 18 amino acids from the label and its ingredients, and shows the range.

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