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Decode any Canadian grocery label.

Clear, source-backed guides to food additives, the new front-of-package rules, app comparisons, and better swaps — so you can shop by your own rules.

A phone scanning a barcode with rule chips for your rules, swaps and shelf prices, next to a column of generic competitor app tiles.
App comparisons

Best Food Scanner App in Canada (2026): Honest Comparison

A candid comparison of food scanner apps for Canadian shoppers — Tarlo, Yuka, Bobby Approved and Fig — by data coverage, approach, swaps and prices.

Jul 1, 2026
A search card over a barcode showing the gaps: product not found, no shelf prices, generic global score.
App comparisons

Does Yuka Work in Canada? Coverage, Prices & Gaps

Yuka works in Canada, but with caveats: generic scoring, patchy Canadian product coverage, and no shelf prices. Here's what to expect and the alternative.

Jul 1, 2026
A product card with the black-and-white Health Canada magnifying-glass 'high in' symbol listing sodium, sugars and saturated fat.
Canadian food labels

Canada's Front-of-Package 'High In' Symbol, Explained

What the new magnifying-glass symbol on Canadian food means, the exact 'high in' thresholds for sodium, sugars and saturated fat, and which foods are exempt.

Jul 1, 2026
A four-step flow: scan the barcode, apply your rules, get a verdict, then see a swap and shopper-reported price.
How Tarlo works

How Tarlo Turns a Barcode Into a Verdict

How Tarlo goes from a scanned barcode to a 'meets your rules' verdict — the data, front-of-package logic, swaps, prices and honest gaps.

Jul 1, 2026
Two label cards showing the US term 'high-fructose corn syrup' equals the Canadian term 'glucose-fructose'.
Ingredients & additives

High-Fructose Corn Syrup vs 'Glucose-Fructose' in Canada

Why Canadian labels say 'glucose-fructose' instead of high-fructose corn syrup, whether they're the same thing, and how to spot it on any product.

Jul 1, 2026
A shelf of snack packages, one marked with a green 'no dyes' pill showing it meets the shopper's rule.
Swaps & alternatives

Dye-Free Snacks in Canada: How to Find Them Fast

A practical way to find snacks without synthetic dyes in Canada — which names to watch for on labels, and how to scan a shelf for dye-free picks in seconds.

Jul 1, 2026
A sweetener sachet card showing aspartame's E951 code, the 40 mg/kg daily limit and the IARC Group 2B classification.
Ingredients & additives

Is Aspartame Bad for You? Health Canada & IARC

What aspartame is, where it appears on Canadian labels, what Health Canada, IARC and the WHO actually said in 2023, and how to avoid it if you prefer.

Jul 1, 2026
An ingredient list card with 'Allura Red (E129)' highlighted, next to chips showing the US name Red 40 and the Canadian name Allura Red.
Ingredients & additives

Is Red 40 (Allura Red) Bad for You? A Canadian Label Guide

What Red 40 / Allura Red is, how it appears on Canadian labels, what Health Canada and other regulators say, and how to spot it fast while shopping.

Jul 1, 2026