About Timiya

Timiya started with a simple question. How much of what we eat does the body actually keep?

A plate of githeri and sukuma wiki carries iron and vitamin A. How much of it counts depends on what else is on the plate, how it was cooked, and when the chai came.

So Timiya looks at the whole meal. Take a photo, and it estimates what your body is likely to absorb, then suggests a small change that could help it take in more.

Many of those changes cost nothing. Have your chai an hour or two after the meal, add a little oil to the greens, or squeeze lemon on the beans. Your grandmother soured the uji for a reason, and Timiya gives credit for the ways people here already cook.

The name

Timiya is a Digo word for complete. The Digo are one of the nine Mijikenda peoples of the Kenyan coast.

The ring in our logo is the same idea. It fills as your day's nutrients add up.

Who's behind it

Timiya is built in Nairobi by Athman Gude, its founder.

Evalyne Njambi writes our journal and is reviewing the values Timiya uses.

Want to say hello, or tell us what we got wrong? Email hello@timiya.health.

Your health details

We ask before using your health details. You can download or delete them any time.

We don't sell your data, and we don't share your health details with employers or insurers.

The full detail is in our privacy notice.

Where you can use it

Timiya is for Kenya. It knows Kenyan dishes by their local names and how they're cooked here, from omena and githeri to chapati and uji.