how to get food product data from barcode

Question

I am able to read the barocode but i am confused about how to get the food product value from the barcode value . Do we need to call a webservice or create a database locally ... help me out thanks in advance

Answer 1

Free database here:

http://www.upcdatabase.com

and here:

http://www.yoopsie.com/

Otherwise just Google for "upc database" and you'll find people offering to sell you one.

I doubt that the databases will include prices since those are for the individual retailers to set.

Answer 2

Product bar-codes contain almost no product related information - they are mere unique identifiers. The system used in Europe - EAN13 - consists of a country code, a manufacturer code, a product code, and a check digit. To translate any of this data into usable information you need a database or web-service.