No signup · Sends only the barcode digits
Barcode scanner for food nutrition
Point the camera at a food barcode, or type the digits, and see the product name, ingredients, and nutrition per 100 grams.
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What you get back
The lookup reads the public Open Food Facts database. When a product is listed you see the name, brand, pack size, ingredients, and the nutrition panel per 100 grams: calories, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sugars, salt, and fibre, where the database has them.
If the pack size is a weight, the result also estimates calories in the whole pack. A missing barcode is reported as missing. The tool does not invent a product.
How to look up a barcode
The number under the stripes is enough. The camera is optional.
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Step 1
Find the digits
Use the 8, 12, or 13 digit number printed under the barcode. Ignore any small digits at the sides that are not part of that run.
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Step 2
Scan or type
On a phone that supports it, use the camera or a photo. Otherwise type the digits and press Look up.
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Step 3
Read per 100 grams
Compare foods on the per-100-gram line. Pack sizes differ, so the whole-pack calorie line is only there when a weight was published.
Barcode questions
Does the scanner upload a photo of my kitchen?
No. The camera or photo is decoded on this device. The site receives the digits, asks Open Food Facts, and stores the answer so the same code is not fetched again.
Why is a product missing?
Open Food Facts is built by volunteers. Shop brands and imports are often missing. Type the nutrition panel into the price-per-calorie tool instead.
Can I use this for a stockpile?
Use it to see what a tin or bag actually is, then record the item with a date in your stockpile. The barcode is not a substitute for the date you want to eat it by.
Related
Keep a dated record of what you actually bought.