Start Reading Labels
Free to download. Five scans a day, no account needed.
Available on iOS and Android. Requires an internet connection to analyze a label.
Point your camera at any ingredient label. DirektLabel reads it, classifies every ingredient, and scores the product 1–10 on how processed it is.
This measures how processed a food is — not how nutritious it is. A whole food can still be high in sugar, salt, or fat.
This product contains emulsifier additive — NOVA markers of ultra-processing. One marker is sufficient for Group 4; additional distinct markers move the score toward 1.
Actual engine output for a sandwich bread listing DATEM and monoglycerides.
The marketing claims are on the front of the package. The ingredient list is on the back.
Use the camera on a package in front of you, or pick a photo from your library. Results come back in seconds.
Built on the NOVA system from researchers at the University of São Paulo. Every ingredient is matched against a rule table — the same list always produces the same score.
One number from 1 to 10, with the reasoning attached. Tap through to see exactly which ingredients moved it and why.
See the ultra-processing markers by class — emulsifiers, colorants, flavorings, hydrogenated oils — with a plain description of what each one does in the product.
Declared allergens are surfaced at the top of every result — and they never touch the score. Shrimp and almonds are whole foods.
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and more. Multilingual labels are de-duplicated so ingredients aren't counted twice.
A blurry or cropped label gets you a "try again," not a confident wrong answer. DirektLabel checks its own reading before it scores.
Save scans, name them, and look back. Pro adds a dashboard of your score distribution, the categories you scan most, and the marker classes that show up across your scans.
DirektLabel doesn't tell you what to eat. It reports what the label says and how the classification treats it — the methodology is written out in the app.
Three steps, a few seconds
Frame the ingredient list — not the whole package. Camera or photo library both work.
The label text is extracted and translated to English, then every ingredient is matched against DirektLabel's rule table. Each ingredient gets exactly one classification.
You get the band, the score, the NOVA group, the markers that drove it, and any declared allergens — with the reasoning shown, not hidden.
Higher means less processed. These are the four bands exactly as the app shows them.
One marker is enough. NOVA identifies ultra-processed foods by the presence of industrial ingredients or cosmetic additives, not by counting them — so a single emulsifier puts a product in Group 4. Additional distinct additive classes only move the score deeper toward 1.
Vitamins, minerals, preservatives and antioxidants never affect the score; they're shown for awareness only. This is not medical or nutrition advice, and a processing score is not a safety judgment.
The free app scans 5 products a day and keeps your last 10 scans. Pro removes both limits and adds the tools for looking at your scans in aggregate.
Prices shown in USD and may vary by region. Subscribe from Settings inside the app — billed through the App Store on iOS or Google Play on Android.
Free to download. Five scans a day, no account needed.
Available on iOS and Android. Requires an internet connection to analyze a label.