We believe you deserve to know what's in your food.
DecodeFood was born from a simple frustration — food labels are intentionally hard to read. We're changing that.
Our Mission
We combine barcode scanning, AI analysis, and open food databases to give every person — regardless of their chemistry background — a clear, honest breakdown of what they're eating.
No jargon. No fearmongering. Just facts, context, and actionable insights.
How It Works
Scan or Upload
Point your camera at any barcode or upload a photo of the ingredients label. NOTE: not all food products are in the database.
Database Lookup
We query Open Food Facts — a crowd-sourced database of 3M+ products — for ingredients data.
AI Analysis
Gemini AI reads the ingredient list and produces a plain-English health verdict with a score, concerns(including allergens), and potential benefits.
You Decide
Armed with clear information, you make an informed choice about what goes in your body.
The Team
Aditya Prasad
Founder & Developer
Small project to improve food transparency.
OpenFoodFacts.org
Item Database
Using world.openfoodfacts.org to fetch ingredient data from barcodes
Same as the founder
Design & UX
Css is easy but looking at the documentation is a real pain ;)
Built With
Gemini AI and Nemotron nano 12b(as an backup)
Ingredient analysis & health scoring
Open Food Facts
3M+ product barcode database
Html5-QRCode
In-browser barcode scanning
Hugging Faces
Backend API hosting