Trash Panda Press Kit
Trash Panda is a free food-scanner app that helps shoppers read past front-of-package marketing and understand what's actually in their food.
Key facts
- Downloads
- 500k+
- Founded
- 2021
- Independence
- No paid brand partnerships
- Additives in the US food supply
- 10,000+
- Platforms
- iOS & Android
- Availability
- United States
About Trash Panda
Trash Panda is a consumer food-scanner app that lets shoppers scan a product barcode and instantly see the ingredients that matter — flagging additives, artificial dyes, and ultra-processed components, and surfacing better-choice alternatives. Founded by Julia Putzeys, a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and former software product manager, Trash Panda is built on ingredient transparency and education rather than a single reductive score. The app is independent and takes no paid brand partnerships, so its ingredient assessments answer to shoppers, not manufacturers.
Founder & media contact
About the author:
Julia Putzeys, NTP
Founder & General Manager
Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and founder of Trash Panda, the food scanner app. Former software product manager who built Trash Panda after discovering the prevalence of harmful additives in everyday foods and their link to chronic disease.
Read more →Media enquiries: julia@trashpandaapp.com
Brand assets
App icon
Brand colors
- Fish Tin #264653
- Espresso #50341D
- Yogurt #FFFDF8
- Peaflower #CAD5EC
- Green Juice #A1C180
- Pink Salt #EEADB7
- Crackers #F4C862
- Marinara #9D3F25
- Wheat #F1EDE6
Recent coverage
- 752: Why "Healthy" Foods May Be Making You Inflamed, Exhausted & Deregulated
Essentially You with Dr. Mariza Snyder • June 2026
- Julia Putzeys on How I Built the "Trash Panda" App to Expose Toxic Ingredients in Your Food| Episode 119
Secret Experts Podcast • February 2026
- Reading Food Labels Made Simple for Busy Parents with Julia Putzeys
The Well Nourished Mama • January 2026
Logo usage guidelines
- Use the provided logo files — don't recreate, recolor, or add effects to the wordmark or icon.
- Keep clear space around the logo equal to the height of the raccoon's ear; don't crowd it with other elements.
- Place the logo on backgrounds with enough contrast to stay legible; avoid busy imagery directly behind it.
- Don't stretch, rotate, or change the proportions of any brand asset.