Amazon

Amazon is an e-commerce retailer that initially offered consumers products in two segments. It provides users with goods and content resold from suppliers as well as goods and content provided by third-party sellers. After Amazon launched its artificial intelligence virtual assistant, Alexa, this innovative platform allows users to complete various tasks, such as setting cooking timers, creating shopping lists, or dimming lights. But how can it help people track the calories they consume daily? Alexa is a special collaboration project between Amazon's competitor Siri and the nutrition tracking app Nutritionix announced this week. Alexa now has the ability to share nutritional information while maintaining extensive personal food logs.Nutritionix has long been known for developing a set of interactive tools and applications focused on nutrition. The company’s unique food tracking service—powered by Nutritionix Track—has given it a significant competitive edge. Not only does it have the world’s largest verified nutrition database—over 490,000 verified grocery items and 107,000 restaurant foods in the U.S.—but it also provides users with the ability to track calories to maintain health or lose weight.