Don't Read Product Labels One by One While Grocery Shopping! Scan Barcode with Yuka

Platform: Android, Apple / iPhone
Application: Up

When examining a product label at the grocery store, it can be difficult to understand the long statements in the ingredients section. The same goes for shampoos, creams and other cosmetic products.

Up is an application that aims to provide more understandable information about the contents of food and cosmetic products by scanning their barcodes.

You can scan by pointing your phone's camera at the barcode of the product. The application displays the information of the product in the database and provides a score according to its own evaluation method.

While nutritional values, additives and other ingredient information are examined in food products, the ingredients in the ingredient list are evaluated in cosmetic products.

For example, you choose between two different breakfast products. By opening Yuka's product card, you can compare the content information and examine which points stand out in the evaluation.

Similarly, when shopping for cosmetics, you can make the ingredient list more understandable by seeing the components of the product.

Highlights of the application:

• Scanning the barcode of food products.

• Examining cosmetic products.

• Seeing the evaluation scores of the products.

• Examining content information in a more understandable way.

• To evaluate alternative suggestions for lower-rated products.

• View the history of previously scanned products.

According to Yuka's official statement, there are millions of food and cosmetic products in its database. The premium version also offers additional features such as offline browsing, advanced search, and alerts based on certain content preferences.

There is a point that users in Türkiye should pay attention to: Not every local product may be available in the database. If barcode scanning does not yield results, it may be necessary to manually review the product information.

Also, do not consider the score given by the application as a definitive health assessment. The scoring method is based on certain criteria; It cannot evaluate a person's specific health needs, consumption amount or entire diet on its own.

In short: A practical aid for those who want to examine the contents of products more consciously while grocery shopping.