Food Detectives HQ

Commander Trey and the Food Detectives

HQ 1.5.1

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Level 1 — Rookie

Mission 1 of 3

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🎯 HQ Mission 1 (Easy):

Mission Debug

Tap the version number 5 times to toggle Mission Debug Mode.

Mission 1

Point camera at barcode and press Scan Now

🎛️HQ Scan Console

Camera is off.

Turn the camera on when you are ready to scan.

Scanner help

This browser is not starting the live scanner here.

Most common reasons:
• old cached page still loaded
• camera permission blocked
• browser does not support the built-in live barcode detector on this page

🔍 Keep searching, Detective!

🧾Latest Product

Ingredients from product database

WARNING

This product contains ingredient(s) listed in Texas SB 25.
These ingredient(s) may not be recommended for human consumption.

What SB25 means

SB25 is HQ's warning check for certain ingredients.

If this alert shows up, it means HQ spotted one or more ingredients on that warning list.

That does not mean Detective has to panic. It means slow down, notice the clue, and compare this item with a simpler choice.

A great Detective question is: “Can I find one with fewer warning signs?”

🔍 Clues Found

🧠 Extra Food Clues

🧾 Ingredients

👉 Better Choice

🏆HQ Scoreboard

History

🎮Detective Progress

Rank: Rookie Detective

Level: 1

Points: 0

Treasure Finds: 0

Mission 1 of 3

Detective, your mission is ready.

Learn

You have joined Food Detectives HQ, a secret team on a mission to uncover what is really inside the food we eat.

Every time you scan a food, you collect clues. Some foods are clean, some are suspicious, and some are full of hidden surprises 👀

🛒 How it works

1. Tap Camera On

2. Scan a barcode at the store or at home

3. Study the clues HQ gives you

4. In Game Mode, help solve the current mission

🎮 Game Mode

Complete missions, find clues, level up your detective rank, and watch for surprise moments.

📷 Scanner Mode

Just scan foods, review results, and build a saved history you can tap later.

🧠 What the panels mean

Score Panel: HQ's quick clue for how clean and balanced a food looks.

Energy Spike Risk: shows whether a food may hit fast and crash fast.

Ingredients: fewer, simpler ingredients usually make a better clue.

Warnings: ingredients HQ wants Detective to notice.

Mission Panel: shows your current goal in Game Mode.

History Panel: saves your best finds in Scanner Mode.

🕵️ Pro Detective Tips

Compare similar foods, watch for long ingredient lists, and look for hidden patterns in sugar, fiber, and warning clues.

🥚 HQ Secrets

Some buttons may do more than they seem. Try tapping carefully, watch for hidden tools, and keep your eyes open for detective eggs and secret clues.

🏁 Your mission

Keep scanning. Keep learning. And become one of HQ's greatest detectives.

Treasure

A super strong food find. HQ thinks this one is extra good.

HQ Rule: Usually around a 90+ score.

Good Choice

A smart food pick. Not always perfect, but still solid.

HQ Rule: A food HQ rates well overall.

Warning Ingredient

An ingredient HQ wants you to watch out for.

HQ Rule: Things like certain dyes or additives can trigger warnings.

Energy Spike Risk

How likely a food is to hit fast and then crash later.

HQ Rule: Sugary and more processed foods often raise this.

Processed

How much a food has been changed from its natural form.

HQ Rule: The more factory-made it feels, the more processed it probably is.

Vegan

A food made without animal ingredients like meat, milk, or eggs.

HQ Rule: Plant-only ingredients count as vegan.

Ingredients

The parts used to make the food.

HQ Rule: Shorter, simpler lists are often stronger clues.

Score

HQ's overall grade for the food.

HQ Rule: Higher is usually better.

Mission

Your current detective job.

HQ Rule: Scan foods that match the goal to complete it.

Clue

A helpful fact HQ found about the food.

HQ Rule: Clues help explain why something counts or does not count.

Clean Food

A food with fewer red flags and simpler ingredients.

HQ Rule: Often fewer warnings and less processing.

Additives

Extra stuff added to change color, taste, texture, or shelf life.

HQ Rule: More additives can make a food less clean.

Simple Food

A food that keeps things basic and easy to understand.

HQ Rule: 5 or fewer ingredients is often a strong sign.

Plant Ingredient

An ingredient that comes from plants like beans, oats, nuts, fruit, or seeds.

HQ Rule: These can help a food count in plant-based missions.

Scanner

🧠 Quick Fix

Use Chrome and allow camera access.

🔐 Camera Locked?

Tap the lock icon in the browser, set Camera to Allow, then refresh.

🌐 Best Setup

Android phone + Chrome browser works best for HQ scanning.

🍎 Apple Devices

HQ scanners can be tricky on Apple devices.

Android detectives usually have the advantage here.

🔄 Still not working?

Refresh the page or close and reopen the browser, then try again.

Quick Questions

What Energy Spike Risk means

Energy Spike Risk is HQ's simple clue for foods that may raise energy fast and then crash fast.

A low spike risk usually means steadier energy. A high spike risk means Detective may want to compare it with a simpler food that has less sugar, more fiber, or less heavy processing.

It is not a medical diagnosis. It is a learning clue that helps Detective ask, “Will this hit fast, or stay steadier?”

What the score means

The score gives HQ a simple clue for comparing foods.

A higher score usually means the food looks simpler, steadier, and lower in warning signs. HQ looks at ingredients, processing, sugar level, fiber, sodium, protein, energy spike risk, and then gives vegan a small bonus.

🚫 Warning Ingredient

An ingredient HQ wants you to watch out for.

HQ Rule: Things like certain dyes, additives, or chemicals can trigger warnings.

🥇 Treasure

A super strong food find. HQ thinks this one is extra good.

HQ Rule: Usually around a 90+ score.

📊 Good Score

The higher the score, the better the food choice.

HQ Rule: 80+ is strong. 90+ is excellent.

Share your latest food find or send a Food Detectives HQ invite.

HQ Share Bonus

Every successful share gives Detective +25 points.

HQ rewards up to 5 shares per day.

HQ sends the latest food clue when available, or a Food Detectives HQ invite if no food has been scanned yet.

HQ Tools

🧪 Successful Scan Log

No successful scans saved yet.

HQ keeps one saved line per barcode and updates the last scan time plus scan count when the same barcode is scanned again.

Food Detectives HQ uses a public food database when a barcode is found.

It is an informational tool that helps Detective compare foods in a fun, kid-friendly way.

It is not a legal or regulatory determination.

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Mission Complete!

Nice work, Detective!

+50 HQ Bonus Points

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