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Food Additives 2 app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 3040 ratings )
Health & Fitness Medical Food & Drink
Developer: IGRASS PTY LTD
2.99 USD
Current version: 2.6.3, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 01 Feb 2019
App size: 24.13 Mb

► This application is perfect for those at risk, the health conscious, parents, vegetarians, vegans and/or people on religious based diets.

Food additives may have revolutionized the mass production of the food that we consume, but at what cost to your health? Fully searchable, this app lets you quickly & easily access the general information of 450+ food additives (no internet connection required!).

► Previous App Store Staff Favorite (USA)
► 4 Stars from MacLife
► iPhone, iPad, Mac (made for iPad) UNIVERSAL app support


Not all food additives are bad for your health, but a large percentage have been associated with a whole range of potential health risks & side effects, that include:

■ Allergies & skin reactions
■ Asthma & breathing difficulties
■ Baby & infant related risks
■ Digestive upsets
■ Eye damage & effects
■ Genetic DNA mutations
■ Gluten intolerance (Celiac disease)
■ Histamine inhibitors / freeing
■ Hyperactivity in children
■ Migraines & headaches
■ Tumors / carcinogens
■ Salicylate sensitivity (aspirin etc)
■ Vitamin deficiency and/or effects


- ADDITIVE DATA LISTED & SORTED BY:

■ Name
■ Number (International Numbering System)
■ Risk type (i.e. dangerous, unsafe, unknown or safe)
■ Symptom type (i.e. asthma, gluten, tumors, allergies, digestive etc)
■ Diet type (i.e. substance derived from animal, plant, insect, bacteria or fermentation, synthetic, mineral etc)
■ Fully instant search support


- ADDITIVE DETAILS SHOWN:

■ Additive number (e.g. E150b), additive name & other name they may go by
■ Substance origin (plant, synthetic, animal, mineral, fish, insect, bacteria, gas etc)
■ General use & function of the additive
■ Food industry classes & (coloring agent, preservative, emulsifier etc.)
■ Food products associated with the additive
■ Known & potential side effects relating to the additive
■ Maximum or adequate daily intake (ADI) of the additive
■ Dietary restrictions (helpful for vegetarian, vegan & religion based diets)
■ Countries unapproved for use as a food additive (currently Europe & Australian data)


- OTHER KEY FEATURES:

■ Full instant search functionality
■ Wikipedia integration for even more detail. Each additive conveniently embeds Wikipedia within the app (internet required for this functionality)
■ Color coded by risk (red=danger, orange=unsafe, unknown=blue, safe=green)
■ Icons for all symptom types (i.e. asthma, gluten, tumors, allergies, digestive etc)
■ Icons for all substance origin types (i.e. synthetic, mineral, fish animal based etc)
■ Flag icons for countries unapproved (Europe & Australia)
■ Fast, inbuilt database, so no internet required
■ Fancy layout, scrolling and 3D flip card between additive overview & details page

* PARTIAL multilingual language^ support inbuilt (labels, heading names etc. only. You can switch between English (native), French, German, Spanish, Italian (native), Dutch (native) & Japanese. Note: Languages that arent native are software translated from native English

NOTE: Data is consolidated from a number of public / open sources, including; CAC (Codex), FDA, Government Food Standards agencies etc and is for general private and non-medical use only.

Pros and cons of Food Additives 2 app for iPhone and iPad

Food Additives 2 app good for

It needs "search" by text option added to pull up acronyms and alternative names
great and useful app..as mentioned below, database search would be very welcome..also, the graphic layout could use a change...less cluttered, more classy splashscreen, and removal of glare graphics in the upper right corner of info cards that interferes with reading the white font text..
I my self suffer from not so friendly affects from most of these additives on the list. I do have a more advanced list that would complimet this application so much..Not sure about advertising my email tho...Thanks...Its awsome
This is an excellent app! Very useful tool to help better understand what Im putting into my body. Its very under rated! I have told everyone at work about this app and I work in the food industry. During round table discussion and product development, its been a useful navigation at our fingertips! Thank you!
I wish I could buy this for everyone! Spend a few minutes with this app and your favorite snack food and see what you put into yourself. Im not preaching or advocating one thing vs. another, simply that you should be aware of what you are eating. This is particularly useful if you suffer from allergies, migraines etc. The religious aspect is an interesting one as well, seeing how hard labels make deciphering what comes from where. Love this app!
Wonderful app... very interesting and very indepth. Nice user interface. My only complaint would be that I find the descriptions hard to read in that the text is too small (also, the italic text is very hard to read). I would love it if it (1) supported landscape mode AND portrait mode and (2) Allowed me to zoom up the screen to see it better. Other than that... an excellent and informative app done in a very pleasing and easy to use way.

Some bad moments

Difficult to navigate. I also question the validity of claims. For example, info re gluten-free inconsistent with that provided by celiac associations. Dont trust it.
Have I been invoiced twice today, for the same program? Doug
Lapp è utile però la traduzione è incompleta e il prezzo è troppo alto per quello che offre.. The app is useful, however, the translation is incomplete and the price is too high for what it offers ..
Doesnt list important stuff like casein, gelatin, or high fructose corn syrup... I really feel like I waisted my $. Im going to keep using my free Wiki app instead :-(
I paid 4 bucks for this app! Why should I have to put up with ads? Its good overall but its missing a lot
I went down the first four lines of the ingredients on a box of poptarts without any luck of finding definitions through this app. This is a refretful buy because it isnt altogether helpful as a one stop shop when you could do a web search and find something on what youre looking for. As it is, this app is just a list of food additive curiosities.