I’m standing in my kitchen, phone in one hand, bottle of olive oil in the other. I tip it over slightly, so I can see the barcode, which I scan with my phone. The results appear on my Yuka app quickly ...

Yuka, which Kennedy has called “invaluable,” assigns health scores to food. But can it actually help people make better choices? By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Cheez-Its used to be one of Marissa ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - I’ve been eating canned chicken for years. My thinking was simple: unless it’s fried, chicken is healthy. Right? Then I scanned it with an app called Yuka, and suddenly my ...

Anyone who is remotely health conscious will know the feeling of standing in a supermarket aisle, scrutinising the nutritional label of a potential snack, or googling “is xanthan gum bad for you?” It ...

The Yuka app allows users to scan bar codes of food and personal care items — in grocery stores and at home — and then offers a score out of 100 for how “healthy” it thinks the item is for you or the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Many foods claim they’re good for you but an app tells you if it is actually something that you’d want to have as part of your diet. Yuka is a free app that scans ...