The buddy you always needed at the grocery store.
85 million people across North America live with food allergies. Bud reads your labels in real time. No guessing.
Point your camera at any label. Bud reads it - front panel, nutrition facts, advisory warnings - and tells you whether the declared ingredients match your profile. No barcode needed. No outdated database. Just the truth, in seconds.
Reading ingredient lists shouldn't feel like homework.
Squinting at 6-point type. Googling brand names mid-aisle. Texting a photo to a friend. There's a better way - and it starts with actually reading the label.
85M+
people in Canada & the US
Living with a food allergy or intolerance. One in thirteen.
3M
Canadians with food allergies
Of those, 600,000 face anaphylaxis risk. The stakes are not abstract.
30-40%
of Canadian groceries are private label
These brands change formulas silently. Barcodes can't tell you. Labels do.
Two steps. Total clarity.
Point. Scan. Know.
Open Bud, aim at any label, and read. Bud's vision layer captures the full text - ingredients, warnings, advisory notices, even the fine print. It handles crinkled bags, curved cans, and wet packaging. Real labels, not stock photos.
Your allergies. Your verdict.
Bud cross-references what it read against your personal allergy profile - all 11 Canadian priority allergens, cross-contact warnings, "may contain" notices, and hidden ingredient aliases. You get a clear verdict: Compatible, Caution, or Avoid. No ambiguity.
Learn more about the engine →Two minutes. The full picture.
From label to verdict in seconds. Watch how Bud reads what other apps miss.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Bud is more than a scanner. It's a complete safety layer for the aisle, the pantry, and the dinner table.
Your personal safety engine.
Set your allergens once. Bud applies them everywhere - every scan, every search, every swap. The engine checks ingredients, reads advisory statements, and flags hidden aliases like "casein" for dairy or "albumin" for egg. Nothing slips through.
Found a problem? Find the fix.
Bud suggests compatible alternatives on the same shelf - same category, same store, no declared allergen. Shopping doesn't have to stop.
Safety follows you online.
Know what's in every product - officially.
Full ingredient breakdowns, allergen maps, formulation change alerts, and sourcing summaries. The ingredient list, explained.
Your full food health picture.
Most apps weren't built here.
Yuka has 80 million users - but its database was built for Europe. Fig raised $10 million - but it's US-only. Spoonful covers 75% of Canadian products. Bud is built for the full picture: Canadian allergen law, Canadian label formats, and the brands that stock Canadian shelves.
11 Priority Allergens, Not 9
Canada requires labelling for mustard and sulphites. The US does not. Bud knows the difference. If you shop on both sides of the border, so does your safety profile.
Private Label, Finally Covered
Loblaws. Sobeys. Metro. Costco. No Name. The brands that fill most Canadian carts have the thinnest barcode coverage. Bud reads the label, not a database record that may not exist.
Bilingual by Design
Canadian law requires bilingual labelling. Bud reads both English and French simultaneously, ingredient by ingredient, so nothing hidden in the other column slips by.
Regional Formulas
The same product often has a different formula on Canadian shelves versus American. Bud flags when a product you trusted in the US has a different ingredient list here.
Safety first. Then everything else.
The core scan.
Phase 1 - Safety Check
- ✓Real-time label OCR
- ✓All 11 Canadian + 9 US allergens
- ✓Compatible / Caution / Avoid verdicts
- ✓Private label coverage
- ✓Bilingual label support
Intelligence layer.
Phase 2 - Deeper Insights
- ○Smart Swaps on the same shelf
- ○Browser extension for online grocery
- ○Truth Reports - product dossiers
- ○Formulation change alerts
Bio-feedback loop.
Phase 3 - Health OS
- ○Symptom and exposure timeline
- ○Health OS dashboard
- ○Doctor report sharing
- ○Personalised nutrition intelligence
Bring confidence back to the grocery aisle.
Bud is free to start. No credit card. No barcode scanner. Just point your phone at a label and know, in seconds, whether the declared ingredients match your profile.
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