The Sweet Truth Is It’s Time for Food Transparency, Everywhere
Oct 8, 2025
There’s a reason New York City’s new “Sweet Truth Act” that went into effect Oct. 4, 2025 is making headlines: people are fed up with food industry sleight-of-hand, misleading marketing, and having to run nutrition math just to order a sandwich. Consumers want the truth - in plain sight, not buried behind confusing jargon or hidden in the fine print.
This act forces chain restaurants to flag outrageous sugar content (specifically, more than an entire day’s worth of added sugars), but what about the rest of the country? Why should meaningful food transparency stop at city or state borders?
The National Demand: Real Clarity, Not Smoke and Mirrors
Americans want - and deserve - a food system built around transparency. WISEcode hears it every day: people are sick of the status quo, where decoding an ingredient label requires a PhD or a detective’s toolkit. Statistics show overwhelming public support for clear menu disclosures and food labeling reforms, because everyone deserves the right to know what’s in their food before making food choices.
The Rise of Intelligent Food Scores
People aren’t just worried about sugar. From sodium bombs to ultra-processed traps, the need for precision and personalization is louder than ever. Enter a new wave of tech-forward solutions: intelligent food scores like WISEcode’s Nutrient Quality Score and our game-changing Sugar Density Code. These tools do the complicated math for you, summarizing nutrient risks in one glanceable number - no calculations required.
How Our Nutrient Quality Score Rips Off the Door
Most “nutrition” apps just dump raw data. WISEcode’s FoodTechAITM turns that chaos into clarity, decoding 730,000+ foods with precision transparency. Our Codes, like the Nutrient Quality Score, deliver shows you at a glance if a food is actually supporting health or just dressed up junk. Sugar matters, but so do sodium, processing, fats, and more. We calculate it all.
And if sugar is your hot button, the WISEcode Sugar Density Code zeroes in. Instead of city-by-city warnings, you get instant feedback for every packaged food, anywhere. No more hidden sugars or games with serving sizes. If it's a sugar bomb, you'll know - whether you're in Brooklyn or Boise.
Download the WISEcode app for free today, start scanning, and find confidence in your food choices.
FAQs
What is the Sugar Density Code?
It’s a proprietary WISEcode metric that instantly flags foods with excessive added sugar, making hidden risks crystal clear, whether or not your city mandates labels.
How does Nutrient Quality Score differ from calorie counts or basic facts?
It’s algorithmic: integrating the latest science on nutrients, processing, and outcomes, so you see a true quality rating for every food, not just raw numbers.
Does WISEcode work outside New York?
Absolutely. WISEcode brings radical transparency nationwide - food truth, without borders.