Find out how your fruit was grown!
The Fruit Decoder iPhone app will decode the PLU number on your fruit's sticker to tell you if it was Conventionally Grown, Organic or Genetically Modified.
This app is a fun & easy way to discover the growing practices that produced the fruit you're buying -- especially if you try to buy Organic, or if you're concerned about Genetically Modified foods.
How does it work?
Enter the code you see on the PLU Sticker on your fruit - it'll look something like this:
The Fruit Decoder will decode the number and tell you how it was grown!
Learn more:
The benefits of Organic fruit & produce
What are Genetically Modified foods?
The "Dirty Dozen" conventional foods to avoid
A few of my other projects:
Provenance ID - Transparency in Food
Plenticulture - Technology that connects consumers with real foods
I developed this app because I thought it'd be a fun and useful tool for adding a little transparency to our mainstream food system.
Let me know what you think, and what other features you'd like to see!
Enjoy!
Shelly Roche