https://tarloapp.com/blog Canadian food labels, additives, food-scanner comparisons, swaps and prices. en-ca https://tarloapp.com/blog/best-food-scanner-app-canada https://tarloapp.com/blog/best-food-scanner-app-canada Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A candid comparison of food scanner apps for Canadian shoppers — Tarlo, Yuka, Bobby Approved and Fig — by data coverage, approach, swaps and prices. https://tarloapp.com/blog/does-yuka-work-in-canada https://tarloapp.com/blog/does-yuka-work-in-canada Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://tarloapp.com/blog/canada-front-of-package-high-in-symbol https://tarloapp.com/blog/canada-front-of-package-high-in-symbol Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://tarloapp.com/blog/how-tarlo-turns-a-barcode-into-a-verdict https://tarloapp.com/blog/how-tarlo-turns-a-barcode-into-a-verdict Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT How Tarlo goes from a scanned barcode to a 'meets your rules' verdict — the data, front-of-package logic, swaps, prices and honest gaps. https://tarloapp.com/blog/high-fructose-corn-syrup-vs-glucose-fructose https://tarloapp.com/blog/high-fructose-corn-syrup-vs-glucose-fructose Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://tarloapp.com/blog/dye-free-snacks-canada https://tarloapp.com/blog/dye-free-snacks-canada Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://tarloapp.com/blog/is-aspartame-bad-for-you https://tarloapp.com/blog/is-aspartame-bad-for-you Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://tarloapp.com/blog/is-red-40-allura-red-bad-for-you https://tarloapp.com/blog/is-red-40-allura-red-bad-for-you Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://tarloapp.com/blog/tarlo-vs-yuka https://tarloapp.com/blog/tarlo-vs-yuka Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A fair, feature-by-feature comparison of Tarlo and Yuka for Canadian shoppers — approach, data coverage, swaps, shelf prices and cost. https://tarloapp.com/blog/seed-oils-on-canadian-labels https://tarloapp.com/blog/seed-oils-on-canadian-labels Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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.