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📖Our Story

This project was born from observing international friends repeatedly struggle with the same inconvenience: flipping over food packaging at convenience stores and supermarkets to check ingredient labels. Whether due to religious beliefs, food allergies, or lifestyle choices, they needed a faster, easier way to identify safe foods while visiting Korea.

🔍Searchable Allergens

🥩 Beef 🐷 Pork 🐔 Chicken 🥛 Milk 🥚 Egg 🌾 Buckwheat 🌾 Wheat 🫘 Soybean 🥜 Peanut 🌰 Walnut 🌰 Pine Nut 🐟 Mackerel 🐠 Fish 🦀 Crab 🦐 Shrimp 🦑 Squid 🦪 Shellfish 🍑 Peach 🍅 Tomato ⚗️ Sulfites 🧴 Gelatin

🎯What We Do

We provide an easy-to-use ingredient detection service for international tourists and residents in Korea. Simply enter a product's report number or barcode, and our service instantly analyzes the ingredients to identify potential allergens or forbidden ingredients.

  • 🔍Quick Lookup - Enter product number or barcode from packaging
  • ⚡Instant Analysis - Automatically scan complex ingredient lists
  • 🎯Smart Detection - Identify beef, pork, milk, peanuts, eggs, fish, shellfish, and more
  • 🌐Bilingual Support - Results in both Korean and English

❤️Why It Matters

International visitors to Korea have diverse dietary requirements for various reasons:

  • Religious Observance - Muslims (no pork), Hindus (no beef), Jews, and others with faith-based dietary laws
  • Food Allergies - Severe reactions to milk, peanuts, eggs, fish, shellfish, and other common allergens
  • Lifestyle Choices - Vegans (no animal products), vegetarians, and those with ethical dietary preferences

📋How It Works

  1. Find a product at a Korean grocery store or convenience store
  2. Enter the product report number or barcode shown on the packaging
  3. Our service automatically retrieves and analyzes the ingredient list
  4. Instantly see which allergens or forbidden ingredients are present
  5. Make an informed decision with confidence

🚀Our Mission

To empower international visitors to Korea with the information they need to make safe, confident food choices—removing barriers and making Korean food experiences more enjoyable and stress-free for everyone.

📊Data Sources

HACCP Certified Products: Korean Food and Drug Administration CC BY 1.0
Food e-Label (QR Code): FoodQR Service CC BY 1.0
Barcode Product Information: Food Safety Korea API (C005) CC BY 1.0
Custom Database: Products not listed in official databases are stored in our custom database. Admin Managed

This work utilizes public data provided by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety under Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 License.

❓Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the information accurate?
A: Our data is based on the official Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) database, ensuring reliability. However, manufacturers may change ingredients, so we recommend checking recent updates when available.
Q: Does every Korean product show up in your database?
A: We cover registered processed foods in the MFDS database, with continuous expansion. Most commonly purchased items are included.
Q: Can I use this service on my phone?
A: Yes! Our service is fully mobile-optimized. You can easily look up products while shopping.
Q: Is it free to use?
A: Yes, our ingredient detector is completely free for everyone.
Q: What if a product is not found?
A: You can submit the product information to us at the Contact page, and we'll add it to our database.