Read an ingredients-label photo, correct the text and check it. Add only nutrition numbers you can verify on the exact package.
NorthStar Prime
Patient-built · Free to use
A NorthStar Prime public-interest project
RenalShield
A clearer way to compare the label in your hand. RenalShield helps people living with CKD or dialysis—and the people who cook beside them—notice sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and ingredient patterns without pretending one renal diet fits every body.
Look for phosphate additives, potassium additives, sodium load, and other details that are easy to miss in small print.
No login is required. Personal logs and targets stay in the browser unless you choose to export a private backup.
Use your phone camera or choose a photo. Shopping mode reads package text. Meal and cooking modes keep the photo beside the details you enter and confirm; automatic food recognition is not yet connected. Unknown mineral amounts remain unknown.
Important: RenalShield is a patient-built educational tool, not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a substitute for your nephrologist or renal dietitian. Individual needs vary with labs, medications, kidney function, dialysis modality, and the plan set by your care team.