# Trash Panda - Food Scanner

> Scan food products, avoid processed ingredients, and eat healthier

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.slytrunk.trashpanda](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.slytrunk.trashpanda)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.slytrunk.trashpanda`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Slytrunk
- **Category:** HEALTH\_AND\_FITNESS
- **Downloads:** 126,593
- **Rating:** 4.01 / 5 (350 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.96
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2021-04-29
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 127 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slytrunk.trashpanda)
- **Website:** [http://trashpandaapp.com](http://trashpandaapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://trashpandaapp.com/privacy-policy](https://trashpandaapp.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Trash Panda is a privacy-respecting food scanner app that instantly analyzes barcodes to reveal hidden additives, allergens, and toxins, helping you choose cleaner, healthier options backed by science. Independently owned and US-based, it provides ingredient explanations, safe alternatives, and customizable dietary preferences, plus shopping lists and saved favorites to streamline healthy shopping.

Key features include barcode scanning (or photo-based ingredient capture), ingredient explanations with science-backed data, smart shopping lists, saved favorites, and dietary preference flags to help you avoid allergens like soy, dairy, gluten, and more. With Trash Panda, you can shop with confidence, reduce exposure to unwanted additives, and feel better day by day.

## Rankings

- #197,852 — Overall
- #20 — trash

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.slytrunk.trashpanda.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.slytrunk.trashpanda.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Overall, reviews praise Trash Panda for its rich, easy-to-use nutrition information and usefulness at the store. However, recurring issues include performance glitches and slow scans, paid-subscription barriers, data gaps, barcode/label scanning limitations, and occasional login or billing problems. The app is valued by many paying users for quality information, but reliability and data coverage vary.

### Pros

- Informative, high-quality content about ingredients and nutrition.
- Easy to use and convenient for grocery shopping.
- Helps users make healthier food choices and improve diet.
- Accurate/high-quality data relative to similar apps.
- Perceived value for money among paying users.

### Cons

- Glitches and slow performance (scanning delays, screen freezes/crashes).
- Paywall and subscription limitations (limited free scans; must subscribe for full features).
- Incomplete data coverage and concerns about keeping information current.
- Barcode and label reading limitations (off-brand barcodes not supported; some labels unreadable; manual entry required).
- Login/account issues and billing problems (unable to log in after reinstall; refund concerns).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.slytrunk.trashpanda)