# [094] The other side: food / cosmetics ingredient scanner apps (seed oils, additives, ultra-processed, gluten). Top players claimed the space early; new entrants only get a small share > Source: https://stringers.io/en/o/094.html (Stringers / 什么值得做, generated 2026-11-08) > Stringers answers one question every day: what small product can one or two people build in a few months and actually make money from. Numbers come from 15 databases we collect daily, each with source and date. > For agents: these verdicts and the underlying databases (verified revenue, App Store / Google Play charts, ad libraries, GitHub, Product Hunt…) are queryable live over MCP — tools today / hot / products / directions / direction / data. Setup: https://github.com/komako-workshop/stringers (the user logs in at stringers.io → "配置 agent" to get a personal URL). Site index: https://stringers.io/llms.txt > Grouped by store. Each group starts with the charts that can be graphed (real curves, data dates below the chart), then the scanner's original notes and source links. [Home](https://stringers.io/worth/) / [094] # The other side: food / cosmetics ingredient scanner apps (seed oils, additives, ultra-processed, gluten). Top players got there early; new entrants can only take a small share. Narrowing Trackable (the other side) · crowded category First spotted 2026-11-08 · last updated 2026-11-08 Status Narrowing Confidence Medium-high. ## Evidence Grouped by store. Each group starts with the charts that can be graphed (real curves, data dates below the chart), then the scanner's original notes and source links. ### Qualifying list 1 pieces of evidence · 1 products with curves [Tallow: Healthy Food Scanner](https://apps.apple.com/bz/app/tallow-healthy-food-scanner/id6769135569) Schmidlkofer Development LLC App Store · launched 2026-05-17 · India rating 3 · 11-08 · charted in 4 stores Best category chart rank · by store Oman Nepal BM Data 2026-11-01 → 2026-11-08 (8 days, 7 observations). Lower rank is higher; gaps mean it wasn't charted that day Ratings count · India Data 2026-11-06 → 2026-11-07 (2 days, 2 observations). Apple doesn't publish download counts; rating growth is a proxy for downloads. - Line-crossing list (11-08): Tallow: Healthy Food Scanner (Schmidlkofer Development, tallow.app, GP launch 8-02, App Store 6769135569) scans food and cosmetics for seed oils, additives, dyes, gluten, and ultra-processed ingredients. GP rating +104 on the day (10x its normal rate), 12,379 cumulative installs, #31 Top Grossing in US Food & Drink. ### App Store 1 pieces of evidence - App Store (all stores, 11-08): Yuka 296,103 ratings, Bobby Approved 166,031, Seed Oil Scout 28,564 (US Food & Drink Top Grossing #19), Ivy: Processed Food Scanner 25,608 (GB category Top Grossing #16), Fig 16,830. The newcomers from 2026 (Bear, Vireo, Underneath, TaraGör) each have only 300–600 ratings. ### Indie product revenue (TrustMRR)1 evidence · 3 products with curves [Goodie AI](https://trustmrr.com/startup/goodie-ai) TrustMRR · 30-day revenue $4,420 (-48%) · MRR $11,393 · 3,689 subscriptions Monthly revenue (verified by payment platform) 2025-11 → 2026-11 (13 pts). Light bars = current month, not yet complete Daily revenue (UTC day) Data 2026-09-29 → 2026-11-06 (39 days, 39 observations). Single-day swings are big, so look at the trend in the monthly breakdown above. [Label AI: Ingredient Scanner](https://trustmrr.com/startup/label-ai) TrustMRR · 30-day revenue $130 (-43%) · MRR $304 · 77 subscriptions Monthly revenue (verified by payment platform) 2025-11 → 2026-11 (13 pts). Light bars = current month, not yet complete Daily revenue (UTC day) Data 2026-09-29 → 2026-11-06 (39 days, 39 observations). Single-day swings are big, so look at the trend in the monthly breakdown above. [EatRight AI: Food Scanner](https://trustmrr.com/startup/eatright-ai) TrustMRR · 30-day revenue $0 (+0%) Monthly revenue (verified by payment platform) 2026-05 → 2026-11 (7 pts). Light bars = current month, not yet complete Daily revenue (UTC day) Data 2026-09-29 → 2026-11-06 (39 days, 39 observations). Single-day swings are big, so look at the trend in the monthly breakdown above. - Indie: similar Goodie AI $4,420 (−47.6%), Label AI $130 (−43%), EatRight AI $0. ## My take The "MAHA / seed oil" demand is real, but Yuka-type leaders have a decade of database work behind them. A new app's only real differentiation is the scanned dimensions (seed oils, cosmetics, baby food, halal). Tallow is climbing fast on GP, but has only 12k installs; similar indie apps are falling. Unless you have unique data (like a local market product catalog) or a unique audience (halal, baby food, a specific allergy), I wouldn't enter. ## What would overturn this A competitor launched in 2026 holds a top-20 spot in US Food & Drink / Health Top Grossing for two weeks. ## Change log 2026-11-08 First recorded (line-crossing list: Tallow, matched across GP and App Store). Original: Scanner opportunity library #094 (updated daily, 06:00); this page was generated on the 2026-11-08 edition.