Purpose Yuka is used to scan food and cosmetics, interpret their ingredients, and evaluate the impact of these products on health and the environment, helping users make healthier choices.
Main capabilities
- Scan and interpret food labels: users can intuitively see which products are better and which are more worth avoiding.
- Evaluate cosmetic ingredients: identify ingredients such as endocrine disruptors, carcinogens, allergens, or irritants, and show their impact on health.
- Provide recommendations for better products: after evaluation, give suggestions for better products.
How to use Scan a product's barcode through the official app to obtain ratings and ingredient interpretations; specific operational details are not provided.
Independence and funding The official statement is that the project is 100% independent, unaffected by brands, and no brand or industrial group can influence ratings and recommendations; it does not show ads, and brands cannot pay to promote products within the app; it uses healthy funding sources to ensure objective analysis without conflicts of interest.
Use cases Suitable for consumers who want to quickly understand the ingredients of everyday food and cosmetics and care about health and environmental impact, for comparing and choosing products while shopping.
Limitations Official materials do not state the specific rating algorithm, the scope of the covered product database, supported platforms, whether it is paid, or pricing information; these details are not provided. Officially, only one piece of user feedback is provided: 95% of users say their diet is healthier after using Yuka.