Top 10 Product (and Food) Scanning Apps

As always, the market responds to our needs. And the growing awareness of the importance of a healthy diet has made mobile applications incorporate services that allow people to know how healthy (or unhealthy) the food we buy in the supermarkets.

The accessibility that smartphones allow has made many companies see the potential to offer these services to all those people who want to take care of both their health and that of their loved ones dear.

For this reason, many apps have recently begun to appear that allow you to scan the barcode of some foods and other products to see how recommended they are to be consumed. They aim to make life easier for their users.

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But in a market where there is so much competition, some apps rise above the rest. In today's article we present a selection of the best apps that include this scanning functionality.

What are the best apps for scanning food and products?

Most applications of this type focus on scanning the barcode of different foods found in the supermarket.

Others also include the function of "reading" whole dishes or from scanning other products such as cosmetics.

Either way, This list has been prepared according to different parameters: reliability, size of the database, usefulness, performance, ease of use, speed, scientific validity... As a result of these results, we bring you the 10 best food scan apps so that you can choose the one that best suits your needs.

1. Me I

"Meyo" is called to completely revolutionize the health app market this 2020. So stay tuned for its release (free) on Android and iOS this March 16, 2020. This app created by a Barcelona start-up has had a budget of almost 1 million euros and in addition to having the option to scan whole foods and dishes, offers guidance in all areas of healthy living, not just in nutrition.

Equipped with a database with thousands of products, "Meyo" gives a note to any food that is in supermarkets so that you know how good (or bad) it is for your health, in addition to giving you all kinds of nutritional information about what you buy or the dishes you go to eat. Without a doubt, an essential tool when you go shopping to know what is good for you and your loved ones. And for people who want to lose weight or gain weight. The nutritional goal does not matter. This app will help you.

But "Meyo" is much more than this. It is a 360 ° health app, which means that it offers users the possibility of being owners of their health in all areas of life: food, sports, sleep, personal relationships, personal development, leisure... Everything that has to do with promoting physical and mental health is within "Me I".

Based on the use of artificial intelligence with which the user has conversations, "Meyo" is able to detect what the needs of this person are based on what it says, about its fears, its problems, its aspirations... From here, the application offers us challenges to improve in the aspects of our life that we need.

Get to know ourselves more as individuals, increase work performance, sleep better, overcome phobias and fears, improve skills communicative, overcome stress, relax, make leisure plans, improve mood, know our sexuality, overcome loss from a loved one or a breakup, dealing with anxiety, quitting smoking, giving up shyness, giving up compulsive habits, being more sociable ...

Because good health is not just the absence of disease. Good health is enjoying quality of life and being happy.

And although it may seem like a lot, the benefits do not end there. For the first time in the history of mobile applications, "Meyo" offers the possibility to its users to analyze their genes. Through the app itself, a genetic analysis kit can be requested.

And is that when you know your genes, "Meyo" offers you all kinds of diets and recommendations for physical exercise, sleep habits and any other aspect of life in a totally individualized. Based on your genes, "Meyo" will tell you exactly which foods to eat (and in what quantities) and which ones to moderate in order to optimize your health as much as possible. Couple this with product scanning, we find the best tool to monitor our nutrition.

It also offers you meditation and breathing therapies to relax you, as well as the possibility of having all kinds of conversations with the Chatbot of artificial intelligence, endowed with many communication skills and understanding.

Not to mention the innumerable audiovisual content created by a team of first-rate animators and that accompany all the challenges and activities that the app poses in a very pleasant way. All these contents are designed with the approval of experts and illustrate all kinds of healthy habits, in addition of all the games and activities included in the app so that the user can have fun while learning how to preserve their Health.

Without a doubt, "Meyo" is here to stay. An essential application that we are going to follow very closely this 2020, as it combines the scanning of food and the presentation of personalized recipes with a promotion of physical and emotional health without precedents.

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2. MyRealFood

"MyRealFood" is a nutrition application focused on the Realfooding movement, created by influencer Carlos Ríos. The app, in addition to having the option to scan products and determine if it is "real" food or processed, has an extensive database of healthy recipes that should be included in all healthy diet.

3. Yuka

"Yuka" is an application focused on food scanning. It allows scanning the barcodes of all types of products and offers detailed information on their impact on our health, both negatively and positively.

A great tool when you go to the supermarket and want to know if what you buy is good for your health and that of your loved ones.

4. Calorie Mama

"Calorie Mama" is a fantastic application in the field of product scanning oriented. And with this app, a simple photo of the dish you are going to eat is enough to give you its nutritional information.

It has a very extensive database and its artificial intelligence system allows us to quickly observe how many calories the dish that we are going to eat has. In addition, it recognizes the different nutrients in it so that we can more easily meet our goals: eat more balanced, lose weight, gain weight ...

5. The coconut

"El CoCo" is another very useful application to know the nutritional value of those foods we buy. The app allows you to compare foods since the information of what we scan is saved in the history.

This app also indicates the degree of processing that the products have undergone. In this way, you will be able to know if what you normally buy is really as healthy as it seems or if the shopping list should be modified.

6. MyHealth Watcher

"MyHealth Watcher" is another fantastic product scanning app., as it is not limited only to presenting the nutritional value of foods. He also defends that each person is different and has specific needs. Therefore, the user completes a personal profile in which the presence of different illnesses or allergies so that the value of the food that is scanned is according to your particularities.

The app stands out for its simple design and for giving recommendations for physical activity, since any healthy diet must be accompanied by exercise for it to take effect. A very good option if you are looking for an app that goes beyond food scanning.

7. Food Score Calculator

We have selected "Food Score Calculator" for its simplicity and ease of use. It is limited to scanning the barcode of food products, without having more features, but the truth is that its database is very extensive and the information and nutritional value of the products is presented in a very clear.

If all you want is to get quick information about food and avoid saturated fat and higher calorie foods, "Food Score Calculator" may be a great option for you. Its thousands of users confirm that it has helped them a lot to lose weight and eat healthier.

8. Vegan pocket

If you are vegan, "Vegan Pocket" can make your life a lot easier, especially if you are entering this world. And it is that this app scans the products and quickly indicates if they are vegan or not. In this way, you do not waste time reviewing the innumerable ingredients in all the food products that are sold and that are usually incomprehensible names.

Don't worry, "Vegan Pocket" does it for you. And its main claim is that it doesn't just work with food. Cosmetics and even some clothes can be scanned to see if they have been made according to the moral principles of veganism. An essential app if you want to follow this lifestyle.

9. Foodvisor

"Foodvisor" is much more than an app that counts calories. And it is that in addition to this function, the application allows you to take a photo of your plate and in a matter of seconds tells you their nutritional value and even the amounts in which those products should be eat. This way, you can know if you have to reduce the proportions or increase them.

"Foodvisor" also allows you to count the calories you burn each day and offers you the possibility to keep track of your goals, for example to lose a few kilos. A fantastic option to adopt healthy lifestyle habits.

10. Lose it

"Lose it" is an app that counts the calories of the products you scan and that allows you, therefore, to keep track of how many calories you consume per day. The app asks you to tell her how much weight you want to lose and she helps you with everything else.

"Lose it" is a fantastic tool for people who want to lose weight, since it allows a very controlled what you eat, records your activity and gives you tips on nutrition to make things much more easy. And the app calculates how many calories you need to achieve your goals.