Wondering whether a packaged food is ultra-processed?
Ultra-Processed? scans an EAN or UPC barcode and shows the product's available NOVA processing group with a short, plain-language explanation.
Features:
- Scan a packaged-food barcode with the camera or enter it manually.
- Search by product name and choose from matching product variants.
- See whether available Open Food Facts data places the product in NOVA group 4.
- Understand all four NOVA processing groups in plain language.
- Review the ingredient list directly below the NOVA result.
- Open source-supplied NOVA 4 markers for a short explanation.
- See up to three verified category-based NOVA 1–3 comparisons when available.
- Review the product name, brand, source date, and data-quality warnings when available.
- Open the source record on Open Food Facts.
- Get an honest "Unknown" result when the source does not provide usable data.
NOVA describes the nature and purpose of food processing. It is not a nutrition score, medical diagnosis, or medical advice.
Open Food Facts is community-maintained, so records may be incomplete, outdated, or incorrect. Product lookup requires an internet connection.
Ultra-Processed? has no account, advertising, developer analytics, tracking, or developer-stored scan or search history. Camera recognition happens on your iPhone. Product searches, barcode lookups, marker explanations, and alternative-product requests are sent securely to Open Food Facts. Open Food Facts may log the request and network information under its own privacy policy.
