# 5Sugar: Sugar Scanner — Scan barcodes, see nutrition

> Scan barcodes, see nutrition (iPhone/iPad app by Bernd Korz.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/5sugar-sugar-scanner/id6807371132 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bernd Korz](https://appshunter.io/developer/6807371134)
- Category: Food & Drink, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-01
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is 5Sugar?

5Sugar: The smart sugar check for your grocery shopping – now with an all-new design and AI recipes.

Scan barcodes or type in foods to see the sugar content instantly and categorize it with a clear traffic-light system.
A modern interface featuring a visual sugar gauge, an all-new lists hub, and AI recipes generated from your scanned foods – complete with a true sugar balance.

WHO IS 5SUGAR FOR?
• For anyone looking to consciously keep track of sugar in their daily life.
• For people with diabetes or pre-diabetes looking for reliable guidance right at the grocery shelf.

WHY 5SUGAR?
• One number, one limit, one traffic light. No sugarcoating like the Nutri-Score: You instantly see the sugar content per 100 g or 100 ml – and whether the product stays below the fixed 5 g limit.
• Visual Sugar Gauge: The progress bar shows you exactly how close your product is to the 5-gram threshold.
• Stricter Rating for Drinks: For liquids, just 2.5 g of sugar per 100 ml triggers a yellow rating, and 4.5 g or more turns red.
• Two Reliable Data Sources: Open Food Facts (over 3 million products) plus the German Nutrient Database BLS 4.0 – scientific averages from the Max Rubner-Institut for over 7,000 basic ingredients.
• Born from Experience: Developed by a founder who has prediabetes himself.

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH 5SUGAR:
Scan Barcodes – Unlimited and Without an Account
Point your camera at the barcode. You will instantly see the sugar content, progress bar, and traffic light color. No registration, no payment details, no limits.

Type In Foods – For Everything Without a Barcode
Get reliable values even for unpacked basic ingredients like cucumbers or rolled oats – providing an honest "no data available" instead of guesswork.

Visual Sugar Gauge (New in 2.0)
The integrated progress bar shows you how much sugar is in the product and where the 5 g limit stands. Green up to 5 g – red above it.

All-New Lists Hub (New in 2.0)
• History: Your latest scans organized by date blocks with sugar badges right in the row.
• Safe List: Your sugar-safe favorite products at a glance.
• Shopping Lists: Featuring convenient checkboxes for your next store visit.
Simply swipe to delete entries or lists.

AI Recipes with a True Sugar Balance (New in 2.0)
Select items from your scan history or shopping list – 5Sugar generates a complete cooking recipe with exact amounts, step-by-step instructions, and total duration. The precise sugar balance is calculated server-side using BLS 4.0 and Open Food Facts.

Nutritional Values at a Glance
Sugar, fat, saturated fatty acids, salt, carbohydrates, and proteins in a clean, readable format.

Transparent Labeling
BLS values are clearly marked as "BLS 4.0", while estimated values carry the "≈" symbol. If data is missing, we display "no data available" – we never invent zero values.

Offline Mode, Community & Privacy
Save products and view your history even when you are offline at the supermarket. Missing a product? Report it directly within the app. Full control: Delete your account anytime with a single tap – all data is permanently removed.

USE FOR FREE
The barcode scanner with the traffic-light system and sugar gauge is permanently free and usable without an account. Creating a free account unlocks the Safe List, shopping lists, and 2 AI recipes per month.

PRO & PREMIUM (OPTIONAL)
The optional monthly or yearly subscription unlocks even more features: Pro includes an unlimited Safe List, unlimited lists, and 15 AI recipes per month. Premium adds list sharing and 40 AI recipes per month. Purchases and management are handled via your store account, and purchases can be restored in the app at any time.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
5Sugar is for informational purposes only and does not replace medical or professional nutritional advice.

TERMS OF USE (EULA)
By using this app, you agree to Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5Sugar Pro | $1.99 | per month |
| 5Sugar Premium Monatsabo | $2.99 | per month |
| 5Sugar Premium Jahresabo | $24.99 | per year |
| 5Sugar Pro Jahresabo | $17.99 | per year |


## Is 5Sugar safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess 5Sugar.

## Is 5Sugar legit?

5Sugar: Sugar Scanner has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for 5Sugar is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.1 — 2026-10-24

Version 2.0.1 – The Big Redesign & AI Recipes

We’ve rebuilt 5Sugar from the ground up! Version 2.0 introduces a brand-new interface and our powerful AI Recipe Engine:

ALL-NEW DESIGN & INTERFACE
• Visual Sugar Gauge: Every scan now features a clear visual progress meter showing exactly how close the product is to the 5 g boundary.
• Stricter Drink Rating: Beverages are rated more strictly – just 2.5 g of sugar per 100 ml means yellow, 4.5 g or more means red.
• New Lists Hub: Scan history, Safe List, and shopping lists are now consolidated into one sleek hub. Tap between tabs at the top – no more endless scrolling!
• Swipe Gestures: Delete history and Safe List entries as well as whole lists with a simple swipe.
• Sugar Badges in Lists: Your scan history displays sugar values (e.g., 4.0 g green or 29.0 g red) directly beside each product item.
• Dedicated Recipes Tab: AI recipes now have their own prominent tab in the main bottom navigation.

AI RECIPES FROM YOUR PRODUCTS
• Cook with what you scanned: Select items from your history or shopping lists – 5Sugar generates fresh, delicious recipes with steps and measurements.
• True Sugar Balance: Every recipe’s sugar footprint is calculated directly from BLS 4.0 and Open Food Facts (sugar per 100 g, per serving, and 5 g rule check). No guessed numbers!
• Saved Recipes: All generated recipes stay stored in your app for whenever you want to cook them again.
• 2 free AI recipes each month included with your free account.

PRO & PREMIUM (NEW)
• Optional subscriptions right in the app: monthly or yearly.
• Pro: unlimited Safe List, unlimited shopping lists, 15 AI recipes per month.
• Premium: list sharing on top, plus 40 AI recipes per month.
• Restore your purchases anytime via “Restore Purchases”.

FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS
• Enhanced readability and clean formatting.
• Privacy: full account deletion inside the app – all data is removed.
• Faster response times and smoother UI transitions.
• Improved offline reliability at the grocery shelf.

We appreciate your feedback and reviews directly in the store!

### 2.0 — 2026-10-22

Version 2.0 – The Big Redesign & AI Recipes

We’ve rebuilt 5Sugar from the ground up! Version 2.0 introduces a brand-new interface and our powerful AI Recipe Engine:

ALL-NEW DESIGN & INTERFACE
• Visual Sugar Gauge: Every scan now features a clear visual progress meter showing exactly how close the product is to the 5 g boundary.
• Stricter Drink Rating: Beverages are rated more strictly – just 2.5 g of sugar per 100 ml means yellow, 4.5 g or more means red.
• New Lists Hub: Scan history, Safe List, and shopping lists are now consolidated into one sleek hub. Tap between tabs at the top – no more endless scrolling!
• Swipe Gestures: Delete history and Safe List entries as well as whole lists with a simple swipe.
• Sugar Badges in Lists: Your scan history displays sugar values (e.g., 4.0 g green or 29.0 g red) directly beside each product item.
• Dedicated Recipes Tab: AI recipes now have their own prominent tab in the main bottom navigation.

AI RECIPES FROM YOUR PRODUCTS
• Cook with what you scanned: Select items from your history or shopping lists – 5Sugar generates fresh, delicious recipes with steps and measurements.
• True Sugar Balance: Every recipe’s sugar footprint is calculated directly from BLS 4.0 and Open Food Facts (sugar per 100 g, per serving, and 5 g rule check). No guessed numbers!
• Saved Recipes: All generated recipes stay stored in your app for whenever you want to cook them again.
• 2 free AI recipes each month included with your free account.

PRO & PREMIUM (NEW)
• Optional subscriptions right in the app: monthly or yearly.
• Pro: unlimited Safe List, unlimited shopping lists, 15 AI recipes per month.
• Premium: list sharing on top, plus 40 AI recipes per month.
• Restore your purchases anytime via “Restore Purchases”.

FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS
• Enhanced readability and clean formatting.
• Privacy: full account deletion inside the app – all data is removed.
• Faster response times and smoother UI transitions.
• Improved offline reliability at the grocery shelf.

We appreciate your feedback and reviews directly in the store!

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-08

Version 1.2 – What’s new

Just type in a food
Don’t know the barcode? Simply type a food into the search field – for example “Gurke”, “Salatgurke” or “Gurken”. For basic ingredients without packaging, the app now shows the sugar content with a traffic-light rating. Multi-word entries like “Vollkornpizza mit Tomatensoße” or “Salzgetrocknete Oliven” are understood and matched to the most fitting food. Spelling variants, plurals and compound words are recognized automatically. Food search currently uses German food names. If there is no reliable data, the result stays empty instead of guessing.

Two nutrition data sources instead of one
Besides the Open Food Facts database, 5Sugar now also uses the German Federal Food Code (BLS) 4.0 – the German nutrient database of the Max Rubner-Institut with scientifically compiled average values for more than 7,000 basic ingredients. If Open Food Facts has no nutrition values for a product, the BLS data is used automatically. Values that come from the BLS are labeled “BLS 4.0”.

More reliable values at the shelf
If nutrition values are missing in the database, the app now shows official Open Food Facts estimates, marked “approx.” (≈). If all data is missing, the traffic light stays neutral on purpose – the app does not invent values.

Always up to date
Product data is refreshed regularly, so corrections from the Open Food Facts community and new BLS data reach you quickly.

Transparency about data sources
Under “Datenquellen” in your profile you will find all details about the databases we use and their licenses – including the BLS attribution of the Max Rubner-Institut.

Details and stability
Reworked profile view, corrected display of missing nutrition values (“no data” instead of 0.0 g), more precise search matches for food searches, improvements to the Safe List and shopping lists, and general stability and performance improvements.

We’d love to hear your feedback right from the app.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-10-05

Version 1.1.1 — Was ist neu

Lebensmittel einfach eintippen:
Sie kennen den Barcode nicht? Geben Sie im Suchfeld einfach ein Lebensmittel ein – zum Beispiel „Gurke", „Salatgurke" oder „Gurken". Auch für Grundzutaten ohne Packung zeigt die App jetzt den Zuckergehalt mit Ampel-Bewertung. Mehrworteingaben wie „Vollkornpizza mit Tomatensoße" werden verstanden und auf das passendste Lebensmittel aufgelöst. Schreibvarianten und Pluralformen werden automatisch erkannt. Gibt es keine verlässlichen Daten, bleibt das Ergebnis bewusst leer statt zu raten.

Zwei Nährwert-Datenquellen statt einer:
Neben der Open Food Facts Datenbank nutzt 5Sugar jetzt zusätzlich den Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0 – die offizielle deutsche Nährstoffdatenbank des Max Rubner-Instituts mit laborgeprüften Durchschnittswerten für über 7.000 Grundzutaten. Liefert Open Food Facts für ein Produkt keine Nährwerte, greift automatisch der BLS-Datensatz. Produkte, deren Werte aus dem BLS stammen, sind mit „BLS 4.0" gekennzeichnet.

Verlässlichere Werte am Regal:
Für Produkte ohne eigenes Labor-Label zeigt die App jetzt offizielle Open Food Facts Schätzwerte an, gekennzeichnet mit „ungefähr" (≈). Fehlen sämtliche Daten, bleibt die Ampel bewusst neutral – die App erfindet keine Werte.

Immer aktuelle Daten:
Produktangaben werden regelmäßig neu abgeglichen (Tagesaktualität). Korrekturen aus der Open Food Facts Community und neue BLS-Daten stehen Ihnen so zeitnah zur Verfügung.

Transparenz über die Datenquellen:
Im Profil finden Sie unter „Datenquellen" alle Angaben zu den genutzten Datenbanken und deren Lizenzen – inklusive BLS-Attribution des Max Rubner-Instituts.

Details und Stabilität:
Überarbeitete Profilansicht, korrigierte Anzeige fehlender Nährwerte („keine Angabe" statt 0,0 g), präzisere Suchtreffer bei Lebensmittelsuchen, Verbesserungen an Safe-Liste und Einkaufslisten sowie allgemeine Stabilitäts- und Leistungsverbesserungen.

Wir freuen uns über Ihr Feedback direkt aus der App.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-03

Version 1.1 — Was ist neu

Lebensmittel einfach eintippen:
Sie kennen keinen Barcode? Geben Sie im Suchfeld einfach ein Lebensmittel ein – zum Beispiel „Gurke“, „Salatgurke“ oder „Gurken“. Auch für Grundzutaten ohne Packungsaufdruck zeigt die App jetzt den Zuckergehalt mit Ampel-Bewertung. Typische Schreibweisen und Pluralformen werden dabei automatisch erkannt.

Zwei Nährwert-Datenquellen statt einer:
Neben der Open Food Facts Datenbank nutzt 5Sugar jetzt zusätzlich den Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0 – die offizielle deutsche Nährstoffdatenbank des Max Rubner-Instituts mit laborgeprüften Durchschnittswerten für über 7.000 Grundzutaten. Liefert Open Food Facts für ein Produkt keine Nährwerte, greift automatisch der BLS-Datensatz. Produkte, deren Werte aus dem BLS stammen, sind mit „BLS 4.0“ gekennzeichnet.

Verlässlichere Werte am Regal:
Für Produkte ohne eigenes Labor-Label zeigt die App jetzt offizielle Open Food Facts Schätzwerte an, deutlich mit „ungefähr“ gekennzeichnet. Fehlen sämtliche Daten, bleibt die Ampel bewusst neutral – die App erfindet keine Werte.

Immer aktuelle Daten:
Produktangaben werden jetzt regelmäßig neu abgeglichen. Korrekturen aus der Open Food Facts Community und neue BLS-Daten stehen Ihnen so zeitnah zur Verfügung.

Transparenz über die Datenquellen:
Im Profil finden Sie unter „Datenquellen“ alle Angaben zu den genutzten Datenbanken und deren Lizenzen – inklusive BLS-Attribution des Max Rubner-Instituts.

Details und Stabilität:
Überarbeitete Profilansicht, korrigierte Anzeige fehlender Nährwerte („keine Angabe“ statt 0,0 g), Verbesserungen an Barcodesuche, Safe-Liste und Einkaufslisten sowie allgemeine Stabilitäts- und Leistungsverbesserungen.

Wir freuen uns über Ihr Feedback direkt aus der App.

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