Many people think that if an ingredient is hard to pronounce, you should avoid it—but that's not always the case. Registered dietitians shed light on scientific ingredient names that can actually ...

Yuka is a health-focused platform that analyzes the ingredients, additives and potential allergens in food and cosmetic products, in an attempt to support smarter, healthier choices. Carly Quellman, ...

At the end of a long day, who has time to check the detailed nutrition information on every single product they toss into their shopping basket? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...

Food packaging is built to reassure shoppers. Certain words sound meaningful but often describe far less than people assume.

Health halo foods are foods that seem healthy because they're labeled with words like "organic," "non-GMO," "gluten-free," and other similar claims. These words on a label or a restaurant menu can ...

For more than a century, the U.S. government has tried to bring more transparency to food labels. It started in 1906, when the Pure Food and Drug Act cracked down on mislabeled ingredients and false ...