This paper researches a food code and food ingredient translator mobile application based on Android called Food Code Breaker (FCB). FCB functions to decipher food based chemicals or food additives which are represented by unique barcode numbers called E-numbers. FCB incorporates an easy to use and multi-option code reader food code translation platform with an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system integrated within the application. The aim of this research is to be able to provide an affordable, accessibl and easy to use system that helps consumers to identify and verify the halal, vegan and allergy status of the ingredients listed in food wrappings or packaging via its multi-option code reader and OCR technology. The outcome of this research is an android mobile application that reads food ingredients in either textual or image formats and is able to provide a customizable languages translation feature to help consumers with foreign languages translation. FCB will be particularly useful for travellers with dietary restrictions, whether religious, ethical, or allergy related.
