50
Nutrition
Melon looks at the nutrition facts in context: sugar, sodium, saturated fat, calories, fiber, protein and the type of product being scanned.
Melon Score
Nutrition. Additives. Processing.
Melon scores food out of 100 points. The score is built from three parts: nutrition, additives and processing.
100 points
How the score is built.
The score is not meant to replace your judgment. It gives you a quick read on what is helping or hurting a product.
30
Additives
Additives are grouped by concern level so you can quickly see which ingredients deserve a closer look.
20
Processing
Processing considers ingredient simplicity, NOVA context and signals that separate simpler foods from heavily processed products.
Nutrition checks
- Sugar
- Sodium
- Saturated fat
- Calories
- Fiber
- Protein
- Product category
Additive checks
- Low risk
- Caution
- Avoid
- Number of flagged additives
- Reason each additive is shown
Processing checks
- NOVA context
- Ingredient count
- Artificial flavor or color
- Emulsifiers and gums
- Ingredient simplicity
Reading the score
The number is the start, not the whole answer.
Melon shows the score with the reasons behind it, so you can see whether the concern is nutrition, additives or processing.
85-100
Excellent
65-84
Good
45-64
Moderate
0-44
Avoid often