Yuka

Meet Yuka

Yuka is a mobile app for scanning food and personal-care products and reviewing its assessment of their labels. A scan displays a rating with supporting ingredient information, giving shoppers a starting point for examining a product. The app can also suggest alternatives from its database.

Food and cosmetic assessments use different scoring methods. Cosmetic information covers ingredient concerns such as irritation and allergies, while the explanation lets you investigate how the app reached its rating. Yuka states that brands cannot pay to change scores or advertise in the app. The service helps compare labels using its methodology, with ratings serving as general assessments rather than predictions of an individual's response.