EWG's Food Scores
Free App
Advertisements
About EWG's Food Scores
How does your food score? How do we know what we’re eating, really? Food processors make so many claims these days. Supermarkets are loaded with foods that contain chemicals no one can pronounce.
EWG’s Food Scores houses information on tens of thousands of foods in a simple, searchable online format designed to guide consumers to healthy, affordable food that’s good for people and the planet.
The database includes more than:
• 80,000 products
• 5,000 ingredients
• 1,500 brands
How did we come up with our scores? We combine these ratings into a single overall product score.
-- Nutrition. The nutrition scoring algorithm considers multiple factors, including calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content.
-- Ingredient concerns. The ingredient concerns algorithm focuses on factors such as the likely presence of key contaminants, pesticides, hormones and antibiotics and the health implications of certain food additives.
-- Processing. The processing score reflects EWG's best estimate of the extent to which a particular food has been processed. Scoring factors include modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and the number of artificial ingredients.
EWG’s Food Scores houses information on tens of thousands of foods in a simple, searchable online format designed to guide consumers to healthy, affordable food that’s good for people and the planet.
The database includes more than:
• 80,000 products
• 5,000 ingredients
• 1,500 brands
How did we come up with our scores? We combine these ratings into a single overall product score.
-- Nutrition. The nutrition scoring algorithm considers multiple factors, including calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content.
-- Ingredient concerns. The ingredient concerns algorithm focuses on factors such as the likely presence of key contaminants, pesticides, hormones and antibiotics and the health implications of certain food additives.
-- Processing. The processing score reflects EWG's best estimate of the extent to which a particular food has been processed. Scoring factors include modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and the number of artificial ingredients.
All Application Badges
Free
downl.
downl.
Android
4.0+
4.0+
Bug
buster
buster
Android app
App History & Updates
What's Changed
Bug Fix
Bug Fix
Version update EWG's Food Scores was updated to version 1.11.0
More downloads EWG's Food Scores reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
Version update EWG's Food Scores was updated to version 1.10.4
More downloads EWG's Food Scores reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about EWG's Food Scores
M
by M####:
by M####:
Scanner crashes on s8. Would rate 5 stars.
V
by V####:
by V####:
each time i press on scan, the app crashes! on Samsung S6.
M
by M####:
by M####:
Scanner doesn't work. Every time I try to use it the app closes.
M
by M####:
by M####:
Bar code scanner closes the app. Frustrating!
M
by M####:
by M####:
scanner doesn't work, app closes
M
by M####:
by M####:
Bar code scanner is not working
M
by M####:
by M####:
Needs to be updated!
M
by M####:
by M####:
Scanner broken
J
by J####:
by J####:
I love this App. While it doesn't have every single item in it's data base, as that's an impossibility, it has most. My daughters help me select the most nutritious, safest, low pesticide food choices as we shop, knowing they're the healthiest. How can you beat that!? What will they come up with next? We are a spoiled generation, to our benefit!
X
by X####:
by X####:
I scanned a bunch of stuff and it all said not found. So not helpful.
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
I am pretty well educated on what is healthy or not, but sometimes I get stumped & when I found out about this app, I was very excited to be able to find the info I need w/o standing in the grocery store for 20 mins researching. On my 1st test run at home I found that #1, the barcode scanner doesn't work at all. App crashes everytime I open it. #2, it doesn't seem to have info about things already on the healthy side. I guess it's for ppl just starting to learn, which is great, but I hope they step it up!
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
The database of food research is great. But... fix the scanner app. Seriously. I would use it a lot more if I didn't have to search for every singe item. 5 stars for the info in the database, 1 star for the current state of the app. One would think that having a broken app would be embarrassing after putting so much work into the project.
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Each time I try to scan the app closes. There is some good information on the website. Just very frustrating that the app doesn't wotk.
D
by D####:
by D####:
Scanner doesn't work. Just closes the app when I select it. Like the idea of the app but I won't use it if the scanner doesn't work. Too bad:/
V
by V####:
by V####:
App worked for a month and now crashes when I try to scan. It was worth 5 stars when it worked.
M
by M####:
by M####:
What the use if it can't scan the code ? At least let us upload the pic of the barcode
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Same issue here. I can enter item but scanner crashes. Really reduces convenience of app. Will start using if scanner issue fixed.
Z
by Z####:
by Z####:
Info is good and vast but the scanner stops the app. Searching by product name and locating it is not fun.
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
The scanner does not work and until the app is fully functional I can't give more then three stars but good idea.
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
The application keeps crashing when I enable the scanner. Samsung S5
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
I was super excited to try this as it was recommended at a book signing I went to but it has not once stopped force closing
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
This worked well on my Samsung GII, but the barcode scan crashes on my G5 Note. EWG Healthy Living app gives access to the same data, and works better on the new phone.
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Cannot use the scan code, it crashes the application and it would be the best way to find or suggest a product. Please fix. Thank you
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
What's the point if it always crashes? Phone: LG G4
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
App disappears when I click on scanner
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
The scanner is NOT working.... the App crashes when I try to scan, scanner won't load - the app just crashes! I REALLY need this app to WORK...please help!
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Constantly crashes
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
The application doesn't work
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Scanner does not work
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Enabling scan crashes app
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Would rate higher if the app did not crash everytime I scan a product.
N
by N####:
by N####:
Is this app the best 4 what it can do?
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Can't scan bar codes app crashes
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
This app is awesome. The only thing i would want them to work on is that as soon as i hit scan on my the camera opens and takes the pic of the bar code. The app does not give you the chance to adjust the position of the camera as all other bar scaners do. I think this will help people finding the products they are looking for.
I
by I####:
by I####:
Thank you for building this database. Great concept with time can only get better.
M
by M####:
by M####:
I scanned a bunch of stuff and it all said not found. So not helpful.
M
by M####:
by M####:
still adding products, but good to see ratings
T
by T####:
by T####:
I've seen that the barcode scanner doesn't even work. I've tried several products and they do not come up on screen when scanned. Also store brand foods need to be added to the database.
T
by T####:
by T####:
So far, everything I've scanned isn't yet listed. I'll give it time, though, and keep scanning while their database grows. Great idea, this app!
by M####:
The app used to work pretty good, but now it won't even open at all without forced-close errors. Uninstalled it and reinstalled; same thing.