HealthyFood:FODMAP, Gluten, GMO ingredient scanner

Make healthier food choices!

This is the easiest way to find out what is really in your food so you can make the healthiest food choices for you and your family by avoiding food additives that might impact your health.

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Here is how to use Healthy Food…

Download Healthy Food to your smartphone and scan food barcodes.

Healthy Food will review the ingredient list and alert you if the food has:

* Gluten
* FODMAPs
* GMOs
* Preservatives
* Emulsifiers
* Lactose
* Artificial Sweeteners
* Natural Flavorings
* Natural Colorings
* MSG
* Food Dyes

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What foods labels can be searched with HealthyFood?

The food information database used by HealthyFood (FoodEssentials by Label Insight) contains about 400,000 unique food items making up about 90-95% of the food items sold in the United States. Label Insight adds about 40,000 new food items to the database each month with the permission of the food producers. Some food producers do not share their data (primarily store brands) with Label Insight, so it is not searchable with HealthyFood.

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Why does HealthyFood matter?

Preservatives and emulsifiers are chemicals added to foods to stabilize the taste, texture, and nutritional value during storage. Unfortunately, some of the most commonly used preservatives like nitrates and nitrites are associated with an increased risk of cancer. Emulsifiers disrupt the natural environment of the digestive tract, which is associated with a host of digestive issues including inflammatory bowel disease.

Artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes are used to provide sweetness with fewer calories or sweetness at the lowest cost by substituting High Fructose Corn Syrup for cane sugar. Artificial sweeteners have been a source of controversy since their introduction. Some sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharin are associated with an increased risk of cancer. Other sweeteners, such as the ones in the FODMAP family, can cause significant digestive system issues like nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

Food dyes are chemicals added to foods to provide or enhance color. Some of these dyes are associated with a small risk of cancer, neurological injury, hyperactivity, and other problems.

Potentially GMO ingredients are identified from the list published by the Non-GMO project to help you identify ingredients that may be GMO. The safety and health impact of GMO foods is controversial, so many people try to limit the use of GMO-containing foods