Google Now Lets You Compare Ingredients Information

Google is cool. When I want to translate something, I can just paste it in a search box. Math? Who even needs a calculator when you have Chrome. And now, I'm super excited to let you guys know about another new search box feature.

Type in a basic food item like celery or shallots followed by “vs” and another food item. Google'll give you a comparison.Test it out. Go ahead, I'll wait.

Man, we really do live in the future.

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It's still pretty limited. “Pepperoni vs cheese” works, but good luck trying to compare pizza to anything (trust me, I tried to compare pizza to everything). There is one major problem though.

Google thinks cilantro is this thing called “coriander.” Come on, G. Wi-fi busses or no wi-fi busses, I'm sure Mountain View has plenty of access to Mexican food. Get it right.

Anyways, happy Googling.

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