Sources
Ten sources and ten channels that publish their working: the databases a claim can be checked against, the scanners that read a label for you in the shop, the regulators behind the paperwork, and the people who do this in public. None of them paid to be here and none of these links is an affiliate link — where one of them sells something, the entry says so.
Where most of the proof links on this site lead. All three publish their working.
Point a phone at a barcode and get the label read back to you. Useful precisely at the moment a decision is made, which is not at a desk.
A lab report, a licence number and a complaint all trace back to one of these three. Worth knowing which does what before you need them.
Each embed is the channel's genuinely top-viewed video, resolved from YouTube itself rather than picked by us — view counts are a snapshot from the build date.
Revant Himatsingka
Reads the ingredient list on camera and names the brand. The single biggest reason Indian packaged-food labelling changed in the last two years.
Visit the channel →Most-watched video · 4.2M views — Why Food Mafias are scared of Tukaram Mundhe? | Food Pharmer Meets Mr. Tukaram Mundhe
Trustified Certification
Buys the product off the shelf, sends it to an NABL-accredited lab, and shows you the report. Protein content, heavy metals, adulteration.
Visit the channel →Most-watched video · 1.7M views — Jan Aushadhi Whey Protein @ Rs 1499/kg — Lab Tested: Pass or Fail?
Arpit Mangal
Supplement reviews built on lab reports and cited papers rather than vibes. The reference channel for whey, creatine and vitamin D in India.
Visit the channel →Most-watched video · 1.1M views — Top 7 Raw Whey Protein Under Rs 2000 for Students — Review with Lab Test
Krish Ashok — Masala Lab
Food science against food folklore. Author of Masala Lab — the book that explains why your grandmother's technique works, and where it does not.
Visit the channel →Most-watched video · 1.9M views — Why is Mustard Oil Banned in US & Europe?
Vivek Mittal
India's largest health channel. Product teardowns and everyday-habit videos aimed at the average Indian household rather than gym regulars.
Visit the channel →Most-watched video · 25M views — 6 Women Products That You Should Stop Using Immediately (With Healthier Alternatives)
Vivek Mittal
वही चैनल, हिंदी में। रोज़मर्रा की आदतों और पैकेज्ड फ़ूड पर सीधी बात।
Visit the channel →Most-watched video · 9.4M views — पेट की चर्बी (Belly Fat) कम करने के लिए करें ये 6 चीजें
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
CSE's magazine channel. The organisation whose lab work on pesticide residue in cola and antibiotic residue in chicken forced national policy change.
Visit the channel →Top video · 44K views — The New Environmentalism for our human survival | Sunita Narain Show
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips
Hepatologist who documents herbal and supplement-induced liver injury from actual case files. The counterweight to every 'natural means safe' claim.
Visit the channel →Most-watched English video · 112K views — Whey Protein — Which one to consume?
Dr Palaniappan Manickam
Practising gastroenterologist. Gut health, fibre, bloating and fatty liver explained without the supplement upsell at the end.
Visit the channel →Most-watched video · 4.6M views — Celebrity Nutritionist Ryan Fernando on Anti-Aging, Sugar Cravings and Nutrition
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
The regulator's own channel. Eat Right India campaigns, licence and recall notices, and the official position on labelling rules.
Visit the channel →Most-watched video · 198K views — Aaj Se Thoda Kam — The Eat Right Movement, featuring Rajkummar Rao