Check a product's label

Label check tells you who at home a product suits, how often it's worth eating and what's in it. It's free on every plan.

1. In Kitchen, choose Pantry, tap + and choose Scan Barcode.
2. Point the camera at the barcode.
3. Read the check, then tap Add to pantry or Add to list.

What it shows

• Who it suits: Suits everyone, or who it's Not for and why, from everyone's food rules. May contain shows traces.
• How often: Everyday, Most days, Sometimes or Treat, with anything high or good in it. Tap Why › for the numbers.
• What’s in it: how processed it is, and each additive in plain English.
• Make it yourself: a recipe from your library for a homemade version. With none, Write one for me writes one, which uses one AI recipe.
• Better picks: products of the same kind with a better grade that suit everyone. They're never paid for.

Labels change, so always check the pack for allergens. Product facts come from Open Food Facts and USDA FoodData Central. Spotted a mistake? Tap Something’s wrong?. We check every report and correct the product for everyone.

Barcode not known?

Tap Take a photo of the label and snap the nutrition panel and ingredients. It counts as one of your receipt or shelf scans, and only your household sees what it read.

Other ways to check

• In Kitchen, press and hold a pantry item, or swipe right on it, and choose Label check. If it has no barcode yet, scan the pack once and it's kept.
• At the shops, tap Start shopping, then Check to scan what's in your hand. If it's on your list, tap Tick it off.
• A list item you've checked before shows Last one with its grade.
• On a recipe, an ingredient's About sheet shows How often from the last pack you checked.
• Add Check a product to Control Centre on iPhone, or Quick Settings on Android.