The Voracis Score is the single number that tells you how nutritionally complete a food is. It looks at the full picture — what a food gives you, what it lacks, and how it fits into a healthy diet. The higher the score, the more a food contributes to balanced, nutrient-rich eating.
Salmon scores high because it delivers quality protein, healthy fats, broad micronutrients, and documented health benefits. White sugar scores very low because it provides calories with almost no nutritional value.
Voracis rewards foods that pack useful nutrients — quality protein and fiber, unsaturated fats, vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients — relative to the calories they carry. It's not just how much is there, but how dense it is per calorie. A food that gives you a lot of nourishment for few calories scores higher than one that fills you up without feeding you.
A nutrient counts when there's enough of it to make a difference. Voracis measures each nutrient against its minimum effective dose — the amount research links to a real benefit. A trace of vitamin C won't move the score; a serving that meets the need will.
Voracis has a point of view. It rewards omega-3s, polyphenols and antioxidants — the markers of an anti-inflammatory profile. It discourages trans fats, excess sugar and sodium, and atherogenic saturated fats. The score isn't neutral: it reflects scientific consensus on what nourishes and what wears the body down.
Leafy greens, berries, fish, legumes, nuts and cruciferous vegetables receive a favorable modifier, because the evidence for their value goes beyond any single nutrient. Ultra-processed categories receive an unfavorable one.
Some signals lower the score regardless: trans fats, alcohol, a high glycemic load, critical excesses. Detected automatically from the profile, they flag foods to consume with particular care.
The score is computed automatically based on nutritional data from scientific databases. It is designed to help compare foods at a glance — not to replace professional dietary advice. A low score doesn't mean a food is "bad"; it means it may be less balanced in that specific dimension.