Change4Life Food Scanner

Change4Life Food Scanner Free App

Rated 3.93/5 (1,120) —  Free Android application by Public Health England

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About Change4Life Food Scanner

Ever wondered how much sugar is in your fave cola or salt is in your sauce? Find out with the new Food Scanner app!

That’s why the new Food Scanner app is here to help you and your family make healthier food and drink choices.

It’s time to get scanning! Just find a food or drink barcode to quickly see what’s inside. You might be surprised by what you find!

We’ve also identified healthier snack choices to take the guess work out of shopping. Look for our healthier snacks which get the thumbs up for being under 100 calories without being high in sugar, sat fat or salt.

You’ll also find loads of simple hints and tips to help you make healthier choices.

Search ‘Change4Life’ to discover a whole range of ideas to help keep your family healthy and happy

The app is based on the most widespread data available to us. We’re continuously working to improve it and we’re adding more and more products all the time.


Images are a representation only. The nutrient data in this app is supplied by Brandbank and FoodSwitch.

The number of sugar cubes, sat fat and salt sachets shown in app are based grams per pack/100g/ml/portion, when that information is available.

The weight of one sugar cube is equal to 4 grams
The weight of one sat fat lump is equal to 1 gram
The weight of one salt sachet is equal to 0.5 grams.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Change4Life Food Scanner version 1.6 on your Android device!
Downloaded 100,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.phe.c4lfoodsmart, download Change4Life Food Scanner.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
- Find out how much sugar, sat fat, salt and calories are really inside your food and drink
- Look out for healthier snacks that get the thumbs up.. and for snacks that are under 100 calories without being high in sugar, sat fat or salt.
- Additional products have been added to the database.
- Minor improvements to help app performance.
Version update Change4Life Food Scanner was updated to version 1.6
More downloads  Change4Life Food Scanner reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
Name changed  Name changed! Change4Life Be Food Smart now is known as Change4Life Food Scanner.

What are users saying about Change4Life Food Scanner

R70%
by R####:

Scanned a product without any added sugar, it told me the sugar content. Scanned another product without any added sugar, it wouldn't tell me the sugar content and told me that natural sugar is okay. This seems quite inconsistent. Secondly, are you trying to tell users that eating natural sugar is okay but added sugar is not? Does this mean that i can eat my own body weight in fruit and not be concerned about all of the sugar? A friend's father got told to cut back on fruit because he was pre-diabetic. He snacked on fruit constantly throughout the day instead of the usual junk food. So i'm pretty sure your message is false.

R70%
by R####:

Very good, recognises most products. If our doesn't recognize it is probably because you haven't included the whole barcode in the white area

R70%
by R####:

Complete waste of time hardly recognized anything, if it's not a top brand then forget it Totally useless

R70%
by R####:

Ot is really helpful when go out shopping to see if i have got a healthy snack

R70%
by R####:

It is so great. It does actually work. I love scanning things, I can now know how much suger and salt is in the things I eat.

R70%
by R####:

I love the app but also have an idea to further improve like maybe having a sort of diary for each user so they know exactly how much they have eaten :D

R70%
by R####:

Amazing thanks it changed my life

W70%
by W####:

I love it because when the no added sugar products says no added sugar this app can tell you if it's true

M70%
by M####:

Great useful app

R70%
by R####:

Ok for sugar content. Don't care for the advice on fat

R70%
by R####:

This is a fantastic site to keep track of calories you are eating

R70%
by R####:

Great! User friendly, quick, easy, clear and very helpful!

R70%
by R####:

It changed my life to a happy one

R70%
by R####:

Easy to use. Could do with more recipes

F70%
by F####:

Amazing everybody needs this !!!!????

R70%
by R####:

Rubbish

T70%
by T####:

Brilliant

C70%
by C####:

I love this app, our school told us about it. Made by the government? Well thats what theu said. Anyway, the only problem is how many food items are not on your list. I understand if this app is an alpha (Early released for those that dont know what im talking about) but please do improve it in the future. You should add fizzy drinks like Dr. Pepper because those are the things I was looking forward to testing. But thanks anyway!

R70%
by R####:

Not that useful. Gives info on fat, sugar and calories, although quite a lot of food items not recognised. All information is typically available on the food packaging anyway, and there is no tracking of intake, specific advice on the nutritional balance in the items scanned, food diary function etc. Nothing you couldn't get by simply reading the label. A novelty but not much practical use.

R70%
by R####:

Its 81m it doesn't move to SD card Won't work without Interweb & makes Silly noises that cannot be switched off and only works with 50% of Food scanned and no link to Sugar Smart Database very odd

W70%
by W####:

Why would it have calories per pack eg a whole bottle of ketchup or a whole tube of pringles, it should have per serving, a bit dissappointed as it could be useful and the children like it and live scanning different foods

L70%
by L####:

Keeps saying unfortunately didnt work

R70%
by R####:

It will not work for me

R70%
by R####:

Can't get to WORK

R70%
by R####:

It is a really good app and it has really helped me to lose some weight ????????

R70%
by R####:

It did not start up

E70%
by E####:

Awwesome!!! ☺

R70%
by R####:

Amazing. I'm getting much more healthy

B70%
by B####:

Great. Very helpful.

E70%
by E####:

brilliant

C70%
by C####:

Lovely

R70%
by R####:

Really like this app and it is going to really help me cut down on sugar because I have a sweet tooth. Recommend this app to anyone who has a sweet tooth or just loves a bit of sugar! ????????????????????

C70%
by C####:

It realy helped me and the family notice all the sugars and salts in the foods we eat. Its a really good app try it of you want to loose weight

R70%
by R####:

Not as good as the previous app

R70%
by R####:

Hi luv u

Y70%
by Y####:

Helpful information

R70%
by R####:

I think this app is really helpful, clever and cool but the only issue I have with it is that half of the items I try to scan arent picked up and tells me 'we do not have the details of this product'. this wouldnt be a problem if it was just a few items, but its with literally 90% of them. Other than that its awesome. Pls fix.

F70%
by F####:

Love the concept and look forward to it developing more. Can't scan easily especially small bar codes on curved surfaces ie jars. Suggest improvement of scanner and the ability to enter items through stock photos and or free text of bar codes etc. Once this sorted I would give it 5 stars. Thanks.

N70%
by N####:

Did not save all my scans. I am not prepared to scan a product I have already scanned. Takes too long after scanning while you watch dollops of fat and sugar drop down one by one before giving result. App needs to give instant results. Great concept. Could be a great App. but needs a lot more development.

R70%
by R####:

Great app tells my family what is healthy and what isn't. The only problem is most things sent registered, I'm sure they will add them it's just fustrating when the information is not there. That's the only problem!


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