NHS Food Scanner
3.7star
2.62K reviews
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PEGI 3
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About this app
Ever wondered how much sugar is in your favourite cola or how much salt is in your sauce you are adding to your meals? Find out and discover healthier choices with the NHS Food Scanner app!
So it's time to get scanning! Just find a food or drink barcode or use the in-app search functionality to quickly reveal what's inside. You might be surprised by what you find!
Be amazed with the Augmented Reality within the app that brings to life the sugar, sat fat and salt in your food and drink right in front of your eyes!
The app is based on the most widespread data available to us. We're continuously working to improve it and we're adding more and more products all the time. The nutrient data in this app has been supplied and check by our partners at Brandbank and Food Switch and is updated weekly.
The number of sugar cubes, sat fat and salt sachets shown in app are based on grams per pack/100g/ml/portion when that information is available.
The weight of one sugar cube is equal to 4 grams
The weight on one sat fat lump is equal to 1 gram
The weight of one salt sachet is equal to 0.5 grams
It's now time to get Scanning!
So it's time to get scanning! Just find a food or drink barcode or use the in-app search functionality to quickly reveal what's inside. You might be surprised by what you find!
Be amazed with the Augmented Reality within the app that brings to life the sugar, sat fat and salt in your food and drink right in front of your eyes!
The app is based on the most widespread data available to us. We're continuously working to improve it and we're adding more and more products all the time. The nutrient data in this app has been supplied and check by our partners at Brandbank and Food Switch and is updated weekly.
The number of sugar cubes, sat fat and salt sachets shown in app are based on grams per pack/100g/ml/portion when that information is available.
The weight of one sugar cube is equal to 4 grams
The weight on one sat fat lump is equal to 1 gram
The weight of one salt sachet is equal to 0.5 grams
It's now time to get Scanning!
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Ratings and reviews
3.7
2.55K reviews
Arthur Magill
- Flag inappropriate
October 31, 2024
Recommends alternatives with artificial sweeteners in preference to sugar - that's a ticking time bomb, with very little research into their long term effects. Also, the app gives sugar per pack - I haven't yet found an item where I can see per portion info - which is next to useless. It's a neat idea that just doesn't work. Food is complicated - nutrition can't be reduced to 3 parameters.
58 people found this review helpful
Jamie H
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January 11, 2022
The app just doesn't work. You line up the product and take 10 minutes for it to scan. Most likely come up with "we don't have this product, can you help us" ect. All I did was scan a milk bottle 😳. The design of the layout did look good, and could have been easy to use.... Only if it worked. I did look at the comments after downloading and I see I'm not the only one who's seem to be struggling with the scanning. I do hope they fix the bug, this app could achieve so much
163 people found this review helpful
Steven Beard
- Flag inappropriate
March 21, 2022
It's a good idea but the app has too many bugs to be useful. It frequently freezes my phone. It gives useful information on food products, but many items have no dats or are not found in the database. The swap suggestions are sometimes daft. Why would I want to swap a curry for a pasta sauce?! I won't be using this app but might try again later. It needs work.
70 people found this review helpful
What’s new
We're back with some exciting improvements!
• General Bug Fixes: As always, we've squashed a few bugs to keep everything running smoothly
• Increased Stability: We've updated backend infrastructure to improve the performance of the app and enable some Accessibility improvements to take place
• Introduced a new Discover section which contains useful articles and support around healthy eating
We’re always working to make the app better and thank you for your continued support across 2024!
• General Bug Fixes: As always, we've squashed a few bugs to keep everything running smoothly
• Increased Stability: We've updated backend infrastructure to improve the performance of the app and enable some Accessibility improvements to take place
• Introduced a new Discover section which contains useful articles and support around healthy eating
We’re always working to make the app better and thank you for your continued support across 2024!
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About the developer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
farrukh.ayub@ukhsa.gov.uk
39 VICTORIA STREET WESTMINSTER
LONDON
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom
+44 7951 332332
