Video Walkthroughs
Reading about labels is one thing. Watching someone work through a real Polish product in real time is another. These walkthroughs show both.
Each walkthrough focuses on one specific aspect of Polish food labelling. We use real products purchased from Polish supermarkets and convenience stores. The goal is to show the process — where to look, what to read, how to interpret what you find — not to evaluate any particular product.
How to find and read a Nutri-Score label
We pick up a yogurt from a Biedronka shelf that carries a Nutri-Score B, and another that doesn't carry Nutri-Score at all. We show where the label appears on packaging, what the letter and colour mean, and why the product without Nutri-Score isn't necessarily worse — or better.
Decoding E-numbers in the składniki list
A packet of crisps, a jar of jam, and a loaf of bread. Three products, three very different E-number situations. We go through each ingredients list and identify which E-numbers appear, what category they fall into, and which ones have specific labelling requirements attached to them.
The "naturalny" label: what's behind the word
We look at several products that use "naturalny" prominently in their branding and compare what the ingredients list actually shows. We also look at the difference between "aromat naturalny" (natural flavouring, which has a legal definition) and "naturalny" as a general marketing term.
Finding unit prices at Żabka and comparing with Auchan
Same product category, two different retail environments. We show exactly where unit prices appear on Żabka shelf labels, how to locate them on Auchan price tags, and walk through a real comparison of three products across both stores to show how the numbers work in practice.
A note on these walkthroughs
The products shown in our walkthroughs are selected to illustrate labelling concepts, not to evaluate or recommend any product. We don't receive any consideration from manufacturers or retailers. Labelling on specific products may change over time — always check the current label on the product in front of you.
How we put these together
Each walkthrough starts with a question that comes up repeatedly when people try to read Polish food labels. We purchase the products ourselves from Polish stores, film the label-reading process in normal lighting conditions (not a studio), and narrate what we're looking at and why it matters.
We keep walkthroughs focused. One topic per video. We don't try to cover everything in one go. If you watch the Nutri-Score walkthrough, you'll know how to find and interpret a Nutri-Score. That's the goal — one clear skill per video.
The written content on the Why This Exists page covers the same ground in more depth if you prefer reading to watching.