Bear

Nutriscore, Ecoscore & Nova

2nd Jul, 2026

Bit more work on the food section today !

My goal is to give people as much information about their food as I can. Part that is showing the nutritional and environmental impact of the food you're eating.

So i've added:

  1. Nutriscore Grade - Which gives you a simple classification on the nutritional value of the food based on it's ingredient.
  2. Ecoscore Grade - Gives you a simple grade for the environment impact of your food.
  3. Nova Classification - This categorises food based on how much it's been processed.

The food info panel for 1% Fat Milk - Nutriscore Grade B, Nova Classification 1, source McCance and Widdowson, and dietary flags for No Added Sugar, Palm Oil Free, Vegetarian and Gluten Free

An in-app explainer for the Nova Classification, with a bear reading a book, describing the four processing levels from unprocessed to ultra-processed foods

Later I plan to make these all searchable as well, along with other flags like Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Kosher, GMO etc. Allowing people to better plan their meals inline with their own dietary needs.

I still need to work through the data but I think I'm getting closer to having the improved food section ready for launch.

Let me know what you think :)

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