It started with my mom struggling to understand food labels. She picked up a 'healthy' biscuit pack, saw ingredients like 'partially hydrogenated vegetable oil' and 'INS 322,' and asked me if it was actually healthy. I realized I didn't know either! Started googling these ingredients and thought - this is ridiculous. Why should families need to research every ingredient just to buy groceries? So I built IngreCheck as a simple solution - scan a barcode, get ingredients explained in plain language. Started as a weekend project to solve our family's problem, but figured other Indian families might face the same confusion. What's new and unique about your launch compared to alternatives? 1. Built for Indian Products: Apps like Yuka focus on Western brands. I'm building a database specifically for Indian packaged foods - from Parle-G to regional snacks that global apps don't recognize. 2. Simple Explanations, Not Scare Tactics: Instead of scary red warnings everywhere, I use OpenAI to explain ingredients simply. Like 'INS 322 = lecithin, helps mix ingredients together, harmless.' 3. Crowdsourced Database: When users scan products I don't have in my database yet, they can upload the ingredients. Slowly building India's food ingredient database together. 4. Free and Focused: No premium features, no subscription. Just one simple function - help families understand what's in their food. What are you most proud of in this launch? "Honestly? That I actually finished and shipped something! 😅 This is my first real app that solves a genuine problem. The tech stack isn't fancy - React Native, Node.js, MySQL, OpenAI API - but it works. Most proud that I kept it simple instead of over-engineering. The app does one thing well: scan barcode → get simple ingredient explanations. Also proud of the upload feature - when my database doesn't have a product, users can add it. Already seeing people contribute, which feels amazing. But I'll be completely honest - I'm just getting started. Database is still small, marketing is basically zero, and I'm learning as I go. This Product Hunt launch is really about getting feedback and seeing if other people find this as useful as my family does."

IngreCheck

Scan ingredients. know instantly.

Scan ingredients. know instantly.