Dairy-Free with Trash Panda
Trash Panda is a food scanner app that reads the ingredient list for you. Scan a barcode at the grocery store and it flags every ingredient that comes from milk, so you can rule a product out in seconds.
Whether you avoid dairy because of a milk allergy, lactose intolerance or personal preference, here's how Trash Panda helps, plus our dairy-free product lists and guides.
How Trash Panda helps you eat dairy-free
- Flags dairy in the ingredient list. Scan any barcode and Trash Panda marks ingredients made from milk, including ones that don't say "milk," like whey, casein and butter solids.
- Tailors your results. Set dairy as an ingredient preference and Trash Panda customizes your scan results around it. Ingredient preferences come with a Trash Panda subscription.
- Rates the whole ingredient list. Every product gets a rating based on all of its ingredients, so you can see what else is in a dairy-free product, from gums and seed oils to added sugar.
- Explains every flag. Tap any ingredient to see why it's flagged and read the research behind it.
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Dairy-free product lists
Dairy-free foods our team picked for cleaner ingredient lists, from milk alternatives to cheese and butter swaps. Recipes change, so scan each product before you buy.
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Dairy-free guides
Milk allergy, lactose intolerance or preference
If you have a milk allergy
Trash Panda reads ingredient lists. It can't tell you whether a product was made on shared equipment with dairy, and it doesn't certify anything as dairy-free. Use it to rule products out fast, and check the allergen statement on anything you plan to eat.
If you're lactose intolerant
Lactose-free and dairy-free aren't the same thing. Lactose-free milk is still dairy, with the lactose broken down. Trash Panda flags all dairy ingredients, so you'll see dairy flags on lactose-free products too. Some people with lactose intolerance can handle those, so decide what works for you.
If you avoid dairy by choice
Dairy-free products aren't automatically healthier. Many plant-based milks, cheeses and creamers get their texture from gums, oils and added sugar. Trash Panda rates the whole ingredient list, so you can tell a simple almond milk from a highly processed one.
What Trash Panda's food scanner checks for you
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Avoid food dyes like Red 40, Red 3, Yellow 5, Blue 1, etc.
Scan food and spot seed oils like canola, soybean, sunflower and other refined oils.
Flag foods containing soy, dairy, gluten, and eggs.
Scan ingredients and spot ultra processed foods instantly.
Tap any ingredient to read the research behind every flag.
Bioengineered is another term for Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs.
Dairy-free FAQ
Avoiding more than dairy? See every dietary restriction Trash Panda supports.
Product ingredients can change, so Trash Panda may not always be accurate. Always check the packaging for potential allergens.