06. Bar Code Biter
Scan or upload any barcode and take a bite out of it: the product, its ingredients, allergens, additives and nutrition, a health Bite Score, prices, recalls and the company behind it.
Free to use – no sign up. Prefer it on its own? Open Bar Code Biter full screen.
Bar Code Biter at a glance
Laptop webcam, phone camera, a photo or typed digits – at any angle.
Ingredients, allergens, every additive explained, nutrition and health alerts.
A 0–100 score showing how many health guidelines a product exceeds.
Prices, recalls, the company and its parent – with every source listed.
Questions
Is Bar Code Biter free?
Yes. It's free to use online or download, with no sign-up.
Does the barcode have to be straight?
No. It reads barcodes at any angle – upright, sideways, tilted or upside down – from a camera or a photo.
Where does the product information come from?
Open Food Facts and its sister databases, Open Prices, UPCitemdb, US FDA recall reports, Wikidata and Wikipedia. Every source used for a scan is listed with its full web address.
Is my camera feed private?
Yes. Barcodes are decoded on your device; only the barcode number is sent to the open databases.
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