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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
97% 
Page quality
42% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
71% 
Server
82% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.78 s
File size
72.20 kB
Words
490
Media files
21
Number of links
39 internal / 71 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Canada's Food Guide
The page title is too short. (195 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Find our healthy eating recommendations, food guide kitchen, tips, resources and more.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (539 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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robotsindex, follow
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dcterms.issued2021-01-14
dcterms.modified2021-01-14
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 490 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
25.9% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 10 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
17 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
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...ootstrap/images/food_guide_visual_en.pngHealthy foods
...581_x_290_/public/2020-07/be_mindful.pngNo alt attribute provided
..._290_/public/2020-07/cook_more_often.pngNo alt attribute provided
...tion_581_x_290_/public/2020-02/enjoy.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...public/2020-07/eat_meals_with_others.pngNo alt attribute provided
.../public/2020-07/use_food_label_29nov.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ion_581_x_290_/public/2020-03/limits.pngNo alt attribute provided
...07/food_marketing_compressed_english.pngNo alt attribute provided
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...obile/public/2024-08/Stack Tortillas.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ublic/2024-08/applenachos6-edit-wide.jpgNo alt attribute provided
... with low bush cranberry relish-HERO.jpgNo alt attribute provided
..._mobile/public/2022-05/Banana loaf 3.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...public/2020-07/chickpea_carrot_salad.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...le/public/2021-02/Zaatar chicken (1).jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../Subscribe-Braised lentils with feta.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/libraries/theme-gcweb/assets/wmms-blk.svgSymbol of the Government of Canada

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Canada’s food guide
The H1 heading is too short (19 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Canada’s food guide
H2 Language selection
H2 Search
H2 Menu
H2 You are here
H2 Canada's Food Guide Main Menu
H2 Eat a variety of healthy foods each day
H2 Healthy eating is more than the foods you eat
H2 Canada's Food Guide Main Menu Duplicate text
H2 Explore Canada's food guide
H2 Recipes from the kitchen
H2 Subscribe to get the latest healthy eating updates.
H2 About Canada’s food guide
H2 Stay connected
H2 About this site
H2 Brand
H3 Government of Canada
H4 Themes and topics
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (71) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/Anchor Skip to main content
https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/Anchor Skip to "About government"
https://food-guide.canada.ca/fr/Françaisfr
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https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Jobs and the workplace
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Immigration and citizenship
https://travel.gc.ca/External Subdomain Travel and tourism
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Business and industry
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Benefits
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Health
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Taxes
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Environment and natural resources
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain National security and defence
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Culture, history and sport
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Policing, justice and emergencies
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Transport and infrastructure
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https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Money and finances
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Science and innovation
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Jobs and the workplace
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Immigration and citizenship
https://travel.gc.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate Travel and tourism
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Business and industry
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Benefits
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Health
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Taxes
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Environment and natural resources
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate National security and defence
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Culture, history and sport
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https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Transport and infrastructure
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https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Money and finances
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Science and innovation
https://www.canada.ca/en.htmlExternal Subdomain Canada.ca
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Health
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Food and nutrition
https://food-guide.canada.ca/enCanada’s food guide
/en/newsletter/2025/march/Newsletter
A-TITLE March food guide newsletter
/en/food-guide-snapshot/Food guide snapshot
/en/kitchen/Recipes and cooking skills
/en/tips-for-healthy-eating/Tips for healthy eating
/en/healthy-eating-resources/Resources
https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/Anchor Food Guide Snapshot 1
https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/Anchor Food Guide Snapshot 2
https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/Anchor Food Guide Snapshot 3
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/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...Cook more often
/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...Enjoy your food
/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...Eat meals with others
/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...Use food labels
/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...Limit highly processed foods
/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...Marketing can influence your food choices
https://www.canada.ca/en/healt...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Food guide snapshot - Now available in many languages
/en/newsletter/2025/march/Text duplicate Newsletter
A-TITLE March food guide newsletter
/en/food-guide-snapshot/Text duplicate Food guide snapshot
/en/kitchen/Text duplicate Recipes and cooking skills
/en/tips-for-healthy-eating/Text duplicate Tips for healthy eating
/en/healthy-eating-resources/Text duplicate Resources
/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...Healthy eating recommendations
https://www.canada.ca/en/healt...External Subdomain Food guide snapshot – Other languages
/en/guidelines/Canada’s Dietary Guidelines
/en/recipes/whole-wheat-flour-...Whole wheat flour tortillas
/en/recipes/apple-nachos-peanu...Apple nachos with peanut butter caramel sauce
/en/recipes/trout-roasted-vege...Trout with roasted vegetables and low bush cranberry relish
/en/recipes/banana-walnut-loaf/Banana walnut loaf
/en/recipes/crowd-pleasing-chi...Chickpea and carrot salad
/en/recipes/zaatar-chicken-she...Za’atar chicken sheet pan dinner
https://www.canada.ca/en/healt...External Subdomain Sign up now
/en/food-guide.canada.ca/en/ab...Subdomain What is Canada's food guide
/en/food-guide.canada.ca/en/de...Subdomain Development of Canada's food guide
https://www.hc-publication-sc....External Subdomain Order food guide resources
https://www.canada.ca/en/healt...External Subdomain Copyright and attribution
https://www.canada.ca/en/healt...External Subdomain Anchor Contact us
https://www.facebook.com/Healt...New window External Subdomain Follow us on Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/user/H...New window External Subdomain Follow us on YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/heal...New window External Subdomain Follow us on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Follow us on LinkedIn
https://twitter.com/GovCanHealthNew window External Follow us on X
https://www.canada.ca/en/conta...External Subdomain All Contacts
A-TITLE All Contacts section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/gover...External Subdomain Departments and agencies
A-TITLE Departments and agencies section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/gover...External Subdomain About government
A-TITLE About government section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Jobs
A-TITLE Jobs section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Immigration and citizenship
A-TITLE Immigration and citizenship section.
https://travel.gc.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate Travel and tourism
A-TITLE Travel and tourism section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Business
A-TITLE Business section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Benefits
A-TITLE Benefits section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Health
A-TITLE Health section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Taxes
A-TITLE Taxes section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Environment and natural resources
A-TITLE Environment and natural resources section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate National security and defence
A-TITLE National security and defence section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Culture, history and sport
A-TITLE Culture, history and sport section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Policing, justice and emergencies
A-TITLE Policing, justice and emergencies section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Transport and infrastructure
A-TITLE Transport and infrastructure section.
https://international.gc.ca/wo...External Subdomain Text duplicate Canada and the world
A-TITLE Canada and the world section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Money and finance
A-TITLE Money and finance section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Science and innovation
A-TITLE Science and innovation section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Indigenous peoples
A-TITLE Indigenous peoples section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Veterans and military
A-TITLE Veterans and military section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/servi...External Subdomain Youth
A-TITLE Youth section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/socia...External Subdomain Social media
A-TITLE Social media section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/mobil...External Subdomain Mobile applications
A-TITLE Mobile applications section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/gover...External Subdomain About Canada.ca
A-TITLE About Canada.ca section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/trans...External Subdomain Terms and conditions
A-TITLE Terms and conditions section.
https://www.canada.ca/en/trans...External Subdomain Privacy
A-TITLE Privacy section.
https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/Anchor Top of Page
/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...A-TITLE Have plenty of vegetable and fruits
/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...A-TITLE Eat protein foods
/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...A-TITLE Make water your drink of choice
/en/healthy-eating-recommendat...A-TITLE Choose whole grain foods

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.78 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (72 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,958 referring domains.
This page has 240,165 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,393 different ip addresses.

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Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
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