Open Food Facts - Food info database

Discover, scan, and compare food products for healthier choices.

4.15.0 Version
3.0 Score
983K+ Downloads
Free License
3+ Content Rating

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PROS

A helpful tool for helping me figure out which foods are highly processed

The list feature is great for grocery shopping

CONS

the app is just overall hard to navigate

🔍 Scan, Discover & Compare Over 3 Million Food Products

The app allows users to scan the 3 million products already contained in the free and open database Open Food Facts. The app is collaborative. If a product is not available, users can add pictures and data to receive the Nutri-Score and NOVA score on food processing. In essence, it is likened to being "the Wikipedia of food", as dubbed by many. Open Food Facts has facilitated the development of over 100 apps such as Date Limite, Yuka, or FoodVisor.

🥦 Make Healthier Food Choices

➜ Nutri-Score grade, from A to E: Nutritional quality.

➜ NOVA group, from 1 to 4: Avoid ultra-processed foods (Group 4).

🌍 Join Our Mission for Food Transparency

➜ Open Food Facts is a food products database created by everyone, for everyone.

➜ It can aid in making better food choices and being open data allows anyone to reuse it for any purpose.

➜ Get involved today by adding a product from your fridge.

➜ Open Food Facts is a non-profit initiative developed by thousands of global volunteers. Numerous exciting projects are available for contributions in various ways.

🏷️ Decode Food Labels with Ease

➜ Open Food Facts aids in interpreting product labels. It provides information on carbon footprint (CO2 emissions), packaging (with recycling instructions), Nutri-Score (nutritional score), nutrients, fat content, saturated fatty acids, carbohydrates, sugars, fiber, protein, salt, sodium, brands, allergens, labels (organic, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal, kosher), traceability information (packaging codes, ingredient origins).

➜ For wines and beers, alcohol content is listed.

🔬 Backed by Science, Supporting Research

➜ Relies on peer-reviewed scientific studies.

➜ Nutri-Score by the independent French team under Professor Hercberg.

➜ NOVA groups on food processing by the international team of Professor Monteiro.

➜ Additives synthesis based on EFSA reviews on exposure levels of food additives.

➜ Collaborates with research teams globally to enhance nutrition research for all.

📶 Access Anywhere, Anytime

➜ Users can add new products even with limited or no internet connectivity.

➜ The app loads only essential data to minimize data and battery usage.

➜ No camera? No problem. Users can enter the barcode manually if there are issues with the camera.

🔒 Your food, your data. Privacy-Centric App

➜ User data is kept private and never shared online.

➜ App supports anonymous usage.

➜ Users can export their scan history.

🚨 Set Allergen Alerts

➜ Receive alerts for milk, gluten, eggs, soybeans, nuts, fish, celery, mustard, sulphur dioxide, sulphites, peanuts, sesame seeds, crustaceans, molluscs, or lupin allergies.

➜ Expedite shopping by screening food with Open Food Facts, but always double-check information with the packaging due to potential inaccuracies.

💰 Open Prices: Transparency on Food Costs

- Assist in price transparency by contributing price information, aiding in building a more transparent food system. While shopping, add prices on the shelf or at home by including the receipt to track inflation, shrinkflation, cheapflation, and more over time.

Scan food products or their barcode to obtain data on ingredients, additives, allergens, nutrition facts…

The app allows to view the 3.000.000 products already contained in the free and open database Open Food Facts.

More importantly, it also lets you easily be part of the solution:

* contribute pictures and data for missing products

* team up with the Open Food Facts Artificial Intelligence by answering its blue questions