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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 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 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
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 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
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
Three oil drops labelled canola, soybean and sunflower above a Canadian label chip reading 'vegetable oil (canola and/or soybean)'.
Ingredients & additives

Seed Oils on Canadian Labels: Canola, Soy & Sunflower

What 'seed oils' means, where canola, soybean and sunflower oil hide on Canadian ingredient lists, what the debate is about, and how to avoid them.

Jul 1, 2026
Two phones side by side: one showing a universal 62/100 score, the other showing a green 'Meets your rules' Tarlo verdict.
App comparisons

Tarlo vs Yuka: Which Works Better in Canada?

A fair, feature-by-feature comparison of Tarlo and Yuka for Canadian shoppers — approach, data coverage, swaps, shelf prices and cost.

Jul 1, 2026