Where Food Science Meets Everyday Cooking

Get More From Every Ingredient.

The journey from the store to your plate shapes every bite. What happens in your kitchen matters just as much as what happens in your cart.

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A cooking app built on food science.

Healthy eating isn't just about choosing better food. It's about getting the most from every ingredient. That's why epi-plate is built on hundreds of carefully researched ingredients and recipes designed to help preserve the nutrition that makes real food worth eating.

Most apps simply hand you a recipe. We show you which ingredients deliver the most nutrition and how to prepare them to preserve it.

What Makes epi-plate Different

Fresh broccoli florets being sliced on a cutting board

Prep science on nearly every ingredient.

Not "eat more broccoli." How to cut it, how long to let it sit before it hits heat, and what boiling costs you. This is the difference between a healthy grocery list and a healthy meal.

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Recipes built for nutrition, not just flavor.

Fresh aromatics, whole grains, and vegetables cooked crisp-tender. No recipe firehose—just approachable, affordable meals with science folded into every step.

Science that grows.

A large share of our ingredients carry sourced research on how food influences gene expression. Go as deep as you want, or just follow the recipe.

Claim Verification

We check the claims you saw online.

Viral food claims, examined against actual studies. We name the sources, including the ones that turn out to be mostly right.

It Keeps Growing

Food science does not sit still, and neither does this. We are always hunting for the next ingredient with real research behind it.

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New foods added weekly.

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New findings published.

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Every source named.

What is Inside

Ingredients

Whole foods across every family. Per-serving nutrition, storage tips, and prep moves to keep the most nutrition.

Recipes

Curated with dietary filters. Import your own or build one around what is in your fridge.

Learn

Viral Food Claims explained. Kitchen questions answered. A barcode scanner that shows you a product's real label with no judgment.