What is a Food Scanner?
A food scanner is a mobile tool that transforms your smartphone into a powerful nutrition detective. Simply point your camera at any food barcode and instantly access detailed information about what you're eating.
NutraSafe's food scanner goes beyond basic nutrition facts. It reveals hidden additives, identifies allergens, explains E-numbers, and rates products on processing levels, helping you make truly informed choices at the supermarket.
Instant Barcode Scanning
Point your camera at any barcode to instantly retrieve product information from our database of thousands of UK products.
Ingredient Analysis
See every ingredient clearly labelled with explanations of what each additive and E-number actually is.
Allergen Warnings
Set your allergens once and get instant warnings when scanning products that contain them.
Health Scores
Products are rated A+ to F based on nutrition, processing levels, and additive safety profiles.
Which Products Can I Scan?
NutraSafe's food scanner works with products from all major UK supermarkets:
- Tesco — Including Tesco Finest, Everyday Value, and own-brand products
- Sainsbury's — Taste the Difference, by Sainsbury's, and basics ranges
- Asda — Extra Special, Smart Price, and standard ranges
- Morrisons — The Best, Savers, and own-brand products
- Aldi & Lidl — All own-brand and specialty products
- Waitrose — Essential Waitrose and premium ranges
- Co-op, M&S, Iceland — Full coverage of own-brand products
- Brand names — Heinz, Kellogg's, Nestlé, and thousands more
How Food Scanning Works
Open NutraSafe
Launch the app and tap the scan button to activate your camera.
Scan Barcode
Point at any food barcode. The scanner reads it instantly.
See Results
View nutrition, ingredients, additives, allergens, and health scores.
Why Use a Food Scanner?
Understanding food labels can be challenging. Ingredient lists are often long and confusing, with chemical names and E-numbers that mean nothing to most people. A food scanner cuts through the complexity.
For People with Allergies
Set your allergens in the app once, and every scan will immediately warn you if a product contains something you need to avoid. No more squinting at tiny labels in the supermarket aisle.
For Health-Conscious Shoppers
See beyond marketing claims. Our scanner shows you the actual nutritional content, processing level, and additive safety ratings so you can make choices based on facts, not packaging.
For Families
Quickly check products before putting them in your trolley. Know exactly what additives and E-numbers you're feeding your family and make informed decisions about what to buy.
Food Scanner FAQs
A food scanner is a mobile tool that reads barcodes on food packaging to instantly display nutritional information, ingredients, additives, allergens, and health ratings. Simply point your phone camera at any barcode and get detailed information about what's in your food.
Food scanners use your phone's camera to read the barcode on food packaging. The barcode number is matched against a database of products to retrieve nutritional data, ingredients, additives (E-numbers), allergen warnings, and health scores. Results appear instantly on your screen.
NutraSafe's food scanner works with products from all major UK supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose, Co-op, M&S, and more. Our database covers thousands of UK products.
Yes, NutraSafe's food scanner is free to download and use. You can scan barcodes and view nutritional information at no cost. Free users can log up to 5 foods per day to their diary. Premium unlocks unlimited logging, detailed additive analysis, and pattern tracking.
Last updated: February 2026
