Label Scanner

Scan nutrition labels to track foods faster

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Real time detection of macro & micronutrient information

Quickly scan Calorie, macronutrient, and micronutrient details directly from food labels, watching as the information populates in real time in the app.

The label scanner supports all the macro- and micronutrients commonly found on nutrition labels, and those micronutrients can be tracked in MacroFactor’s nutrient explorer.

For many popular label formats, the label scanner will also record the serving name, serving size, and weight or volume of the product you are about to log.

Integrated workflows for a seamless user experience

The label scanner works in tandem with MacroFactor’s barcode search and food creation workflow.

When you scan a product barcode, MacroFactor searches through millions of foods to find a match. If the corresponding food is not found, the app will automatically transition into the label-scanning mode, so you can seamlessly get nutrition information from the branded product in your hand.

Once the label is fully scanned, or anytime you are satisfied with the amount of information captured by the label scanner, tap “Done” to move onto the food creation workflow.

Any information that was found by the label scanner will be pre-filled before you get to this wizard, including the food’s barcode, serving information, and nutrition details. Just give the food a name and tap to log it!

Label scanner support for US and international nutrition labels

The label scanner is currently optimized to work with standardized nutrition labels on branded products from the US and Canada, but it also experimentally supports standardized international labels in English, German, French, and Spanish languages.

To better support users in Europe, MacroFactor enables you to swap from the US standard label format to the international label format. This setting enables users to visualize nutrients in the corresponding label order, making it easier to scan foods outside of North America.

If your interest is in capturing macronutrient information first and foremost, you can also default to MacroFactor’s food detail view order to group nutrients on the label by category: macros, vitamins, minerals.