The 5 Sodas People Scan Most: Sweeteners, Acids and Colors
Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Fanta Pineapple and Fresca, label by label: which sweetener, acid, dye and preservative each one uses and what regulators say.
9/13/2026 · Chris Carrillo
Guides
Step-by-step guides to the claims, certifications, and fine print on packaged food - so the label tells you what marketing will not.
6 Snacks People Scan Most, and What Their Labels Say
Doritos, Pringles Hot Honey, Lay's Baked, Stacy's pita chips, SkinnyPop and SkinnyDipped almonds: what each real label says, with a scan card for every one.
9/13/2026 · Chris Carrillo
Added Sugar Has Dozens of Label Names: The Ones to Know
The names added sugar hides under on labels, from corn syrup to fruit juice concentrate, how 'sugar splitting' works, and what the FDA Added Sugars line counts.
9/11/2026 · Chris Carrillo
Which Food Additives Are Banned in Which US State (2026 Tracker)
State-by-state list of enacted US food additive laws: California, West Virginia, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Louisiana, Virginia, Tennessee. What is banned, where, and when.
9/10/2026 · Chris Carrillo
Best Yuka Alternatives in 2026: 8 Food Scanner Apps Compared
Eight Yuka alternatives compared: Open Food Facts, Fooducate, EWG Healthy Living, Fig, Aurascan, Bobby Approved, MyFitnessPal and ScanEat, and who each suits.
9/9/2026 · Chris Carrillo
EU Warning-Label Additives Still Allowed in the US
Nine additives that need a warning label or are banned in the EU but stay legal in the US: Southampton dyes, titanium dioxide, bromate, ADA, propylparaben.
9/8/2026 · Chris Carrillo
Myth: One Health Score Tells You If a Food Is Good for You
Can a single Nutri-Score, Yuka, Fooducate or EWG grade tell you if a food is healthy? What the scores measure, what they ignore, and when they help or mislead.
9/4/2026 · Chris Carrillo
Best Food Label Scanner Apps in 2026: 8 Compared
The best food label scanner apps in 2026 compared: Yuka, Aurascan, Open Food Facts, EWG Healthy Living, Fooducate, Bobby Approved, MyFitnessPal and Think Dirty.
9/4/2026 · Chris Carrillo