Nutrition Ranking for Food Banks and Pantries
WellSCAN is an ever-evolving suite of digital tools and products made to help food banks and food pantries better identify, rank, and log the nutritional quality of their inventory.
WellSCAN's ranking technology can be accessed via the WellSCAN website, WellSCAN App or via API.
Learn MoreWhat is WellSCAN?
The WellSCAN suite of technology is housed, licensed and serviced by the University of Connecticut Digital Experience Group, and includes the WellSCAN Global nutrition database, WellSCAN Connect API, and the WellSCAN app.
Based on the latest nutrition guidance from Healthy Eating Research and research from the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health including the HER Guidelines, WellSCAN is a suite of digital tools aimed at helping food banks and pantries better identify and report on the nutritional quality of their inventory.
This project has been made possible by support from Partnership for a Healthier America, Feeding America, The Claneil Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
To learn about options for implementing WellSCAN at your organization, feel free to contact us.
About
The WellSCAN Connect API
WellSCAN offers a freely accessible API through which users can
access food quality ranking information programmatically via a
UPC/barcode lookup. We can help you implement access within your
inventory or ERP system.
For information about using the WellSCAN Connect API, or for details
about where and how it has already been implemented, please
contact us.