Food Ingredient Checker

Check food ingredients against your diet and allergies.

Scan a packaged food’s barcode or photograph its ingredient label with IngrediCheck. See which ingredients conflict with your saved preferences, with an explanation of why.

Free to download. Your first scan is free; further scanning requires Pro.

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Always verify the package label. Results cannot guarantee allergen or cross-contact safety.

From food label to explanation in three steps

  1. 1. Set your preferences

    Save the allergies, diets and ingredients you want to avoid. Add separate family profiles if you need them.

  2. 2. Scan a barcode or label

    Scan a packaged food’s barcode, or photograph the ingredient list when a barcode is missing or not found.

  3. 3. Read the result and why

    Review ingredients that conflict with your preferences and any uncertainty. Compare the explanation with the current package.

Ingredient checking, personalized to you

Understand unfamiliar ingredients

Get ingredient-level explanations rather than a generic health score.

Check what matters to you

Review available ingredients against your own dietary preferences and avoid lists.

Include your family, if you want

Check one scan against separate profiles, with a result for each person.

Prefer a free online food ingredient checker?

Paste ingredient text into one of these focused browser tools. No download or account needed. For barcode scans, label photos and personalized preferences, use the app.

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Each browser tool checks its stated rules. It cannot verify an undisclosed ingredient source or certify a food.

Before your first scan

Is IngrediCheck free?

The app is free to download on iPhone and Android, with a first scan free during onboarding. Further scanning requires Pro through Day Pass, Monthly or Lifetime access. See the app for local prices and eligible trial terms. The focused browser tools are free and need no account.

Can I scan a barcode or photograph a food label?

Yes. Use the app to scan a packaged-food barcode or photograph its ingredient list when a barcode is missing or not found. Verify the product and current package: database records can be outdated and photos can miss text. New lookups and analysis require an internet connection.

Can I check ingredients for different family members?

Yes. Separate profiles can hold different allergies, diets and ingredients to avoid. One scan can be checked against each person’s saved preferences, with a separate result and explanation. You can also use IngrediCheck just for yourself.

Can the checker guarantee a food is safe?

No. Results may be Matched, Unmatched or Uncertain, and automated analysis can be incomplete or wrong. Always verify the current ingredient list, allergen declarations and advisory statements. The app cannot guarantee cross-contact safety or verify undisclosed ingredient sources, and does not replace a clinician’s allergy plan.

App details, privacy and limitations

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Pro plans and pricing

IngrediCheck is free to download, with a first scan free during onboarding. Further scanning, personalized analysis, and IngrediBot chat require Pro: a one-time 24-hour Day Pass that does not renew, a recurring Monthly subscription with a 3-day trial for eligible customers where offered, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. See the in-app paywall for available options, local prices, and purchase terms.

Platforms and language

IngrediCheck is available on iOS and Android. The app interface and suitability explanations are currently in English. Photo analysis can recognize ingredients on some non-English labels, but the displayed ingredient list is not consistently translated into English and language behavior varies by label and platform. The in-app assistant can reply in many languages.

Guest and signed-in use

You can start in a guest session and create food notes without first making a named account. Signing in supports account recovery and family data syncing. Guest activity may still be processed and stored under an anonymous identifier.

Barcode and label-photo scans

You can scan a packaged-food barcode or photograph the ingredient label. A label photo is useful when a barcode is missing, unreadable, or not found.

Family profiles

Separate family profiles can hold different allergies, diets, preferences, and avoid lists. One scan can be checked against each person’s saved food notes.

Limited offline access

Previously loaded scan information may remain available from the device cache. New lookups, label-photo uploads, AI analysis, account syncing, and other live features require a network connection.

Product information sources

Barcode and product records may come from Open Food Facts or IngrediCheck’s hosted product inventory. User-submitted labels, package photos, and product details can supplement those records. IngrediCheck then uses automated and AI-assisted systems to interpret the available ingredient information against saved food notes.

Privacy

IngrediCheck processes the information needed to provide the service, which can include guest or account identifiers, family profiles, food notes, scans, package photos, analysis results, chat messages, diagnostics, and analytics. IngrediCheck does not sell personal information.

Safety limitations

IngrediCheck is a label-understanding and shopping aid, not a medical device. It does not diagnose conditions or guarantee that a food is safe. Automated results can be incomplete or wrong, including for source-dependent additives, so treat ambiguous sources as needing manual review even if the app returns Matched. Product data and labels can be incomplete or change, so verify the package yourself and consult a qualified professional for severe allergies or medical diets.

Matched

No conflict was identified between the available ingredient information and the selected person’s saved food notes. This is not a safety guarantee.

Unmatched

At least one ingredient or product detail conflicts with the selected person’s saved food notes.

Uncertain

The available label, product data, or analysis is not clear enough for a confident result and needs a manual review.

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More label-reading and dietary guides

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Try your first ingredient scan

Start with a familiar package. Set your preferences, scan the label and read the explanation.

Available on iPhone and Android. First scan free; further scanning requires Pro.