Egg & Meat Carton Decoder

Egg & Meat Carton Label Decoder

Check the claims printed on your carton to reveal whether the animals actually saw sunlight, what they ate, and how much is greenwashing.

Quick Presets:

Select the Claims Printed on the Carton:

Pasture-Raised (Certified Humane)

Gold standard: Hens or cattle roam outdoor rotated grasslands with minimum 108 sq ft per bird.

Free-Range

Hens have access to the outdoors, but often only a tiny doorway leading to a small concrete/gravel pad.

Cage-FreeTrap

Birds are not in battery cages, but remain packed wall-to-wall inside giant windowless indoor barns.

100% Grass-Fed & Grass-Finished

Cattle ate exclusively pasture grass and forage for their entire lives, never grain-fattened in feedlots.

Vegetarian-Fed DietTrap

Chickens are natural omnivores that thrive on insects and worms. 'Vegetarian' means 100% GMO corn/soy feed.

USDA Certified Organic

Strictly non-GMO feed grown without synthetic chemical pesticides, herbicides, or antibiotics.

No Antibiotics Ever (NAE)

Animals never received prophylactic or therapeutic antibiotics, preventing antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

All Natural / 100% NaturalTrap

Meaningless marketing claim. The USDA only defines this as minimally processed with no artificial color.

No Added Hormones (on Chicken / Pork)Trap

Federal law has strictly banned artificial hormones in all US poultry and pork since the 1950s.

Corn-Free & Soy-Free Feed

Animals fed peas, barley, seeds, or insects to drastically lower inflammatory omega-6 in eggs and fat.

Carton Authenticity Verdict

True Regenerative / Pasture-Raised Quality

75/ 100 Truth Score

Did They Go Outdoors?

Animals had genuine daily access to open grasslands, natural sunshine, and diverse forage.

Feed & Diet Truth

Rich natural foraging (bugs, seeds, pasture plants) supplemented with clean feed.

Greenwashing Risk

Low risk: Claims represent verifiable animal welfare and feeding standards.

Verified Clean Grocery Brands That Meet True Pasture Standards:

Vital Farms Pasture-Raised Organic (108 sq ft)Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed BeefAlexandre Family Farm A2 Pasture EggsWhite Oak Pastures Regenerative PoultryForce of Nature Grass-Fed Meats

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