Top Nutrition APIs# Nutrition APIs
## About Nutrition APIs
As consumers become more health-conscious, they want to know more about the content of the food they are putting into their bodies. When a shopper goes to the store, the customer can find information about products on nutrition labels. A nutrition API is an online collection of food-related data that developers can access their apps and websites.
## What is nutrition information?
Every food item is building blocks, such as carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins. Nutrition information is the breakdown of this content. At a basic level, this data will include food calorie counts and macronutrient information. An advanced break down will have greater detail. For example, nutrition facts will not only tell the amount of protein in a food, but it will also give the various types of proteins.
## How does nutrition facts API work?
Most countries require producers to provide nutrition information about their foods. A nutrition facts API acts as a container for information from thousands of products. When an application sends a GET request to the API, it returns the nutrition information about a given product. Food database APIs like Nutrionix allow developers to link scans of products UPCs to the API.
## Who is a nutrition facts API for?
The two main markets for nutrition APIs are food industry apps and health and wellness apps. Food calorie counting has long been a staple of diet programs. With a food nutrition API like [Chomp](https://rapidapi.com/chomp/api/chomp-food-nutrition-database) users can get quick information about the caloric content of thousands of products.
Other APIs focus on the nutritional content of recipes. Restaurants that want to share health information with their patrons can POST new recipes using the Webknox Recipe API. Home chefs who want to prepare healthy meals can use a food nutrition API to check whether or not their menu keeps them on track.
## Why is nutrition important?
Diet and exercise shape a healthy lifestyle. More and more, medical professionals are encouraging patients to focus on diet for long-term health. An app linked to a nutrition API helps people meet those goals.
## What sort of information is available on food database APIs?
For APIs that focus on nutrition, the information provided is similar to what a user might find on a detailed nutrition label on food packaging. Recipe-centered APIs include ingredients and instructions for home-cooked meals as well as a nutritional breakdown of the ingredients.
## Are there examples of free nutrition APIs?
Much of the information found in food nutrition APIs is in the public sphere, so many of these databases offer free or freemium services. The US government’s [USDA Food Composition Databases API](https://rapidapi.com/t14ha70d/api/usda) is free for public use but limits the number of requests per hour. The [Edamam Nutrition API](https://rapidapi.com/edamam/api/edamam-nutrition-analysis) has a free introductory plan for developers that make few requests. A paid plan grants more calls and gives access to more support and detailed information.
## Nutrition API SDKs
All Nutrition APIs are supported and made available in multiple developer programming languages and SDKs including:
1. Node.js
2. PHP
3. Python
4. Ruby
5. Objective-C
6. Java (Android)
7. C# (.NET)
8. cURL
Just select your preference from any API endpoints page.
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##Best Nutrition APIs (for Developers)##
In this API collection, you'll find the best nutrition APIs to help enrich your website, software, or mobile app with relevant dietary or recipe information.
#Related FAQ#
##Related API Collections##
- [Food APIs](https://rapidapi.com/collection/food-apis)
- [Grocery Store APIs](https://rapidapi.com/collection/grocery)
- [Alcohol APIs](https://rapidapi.com/collection/alcohol-brewery-api)
- [Health and Fitness APIs](https://rapidapi.com/collection/health-fitness-apis)
##How do you use an API?##
1. Get an API Key
2. Test the API Endpoints
3. Make your first app with RapidAPI
Read more on [how to use an API](https://blog.rapidapi.com/how-to-use-an-api/).
##Why is API Used?##
APIs tie disparate applications together, allowing them to complement each other.
For example: The hotel selection service uses an external API for recognizing and cataloging photos of rooms, the same service itself through the API provides an opportunity to select and book hotel rooms, thus enriching the functionality of many travel applications.
Read [here](https://blog.rapidapi.com/how-to-use-an-api/).
##Does MyFitnessPal have an API?##
Yes, you can request access to their API at [https://www.myfitnesspal.com/api](https://blog.rapidapi.com/directory/myfitnesspal/).
##What are the Types of APIs?##
There are 4 main types of APIs:
- Open APIs
- Partner APIs
- Internal APIs
- Composites APIs
Read more about[ types of APIs](https://blog.rapidapi.com/types-of-apis/).
The spoonacular Recipe - Food - Nutrition API gives you to access to thousands of recipes, storebought packaged foods, and chain restaurant menu items. Our food ontology and semantic recipe search engine makes it possible to search for recipes using natural language queries, such as "gluten free brownies without sugar" or "low fat vegan cupcakes." You can automatically calculate the nutritional information for any recipe, estimate recipe costs, visualize ingredient lists, find recipes for what's in your fridge, find recipes based on special diets, nutritional requirements, or favorite ingredients, classify recipes into types and cuisines, convert ingredient amounts, or even compute an entire meal plan. With our powerful API, you can create many kinds of food and nutrition apps.
Special diets/dietary requirements currently available include: vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian, gluten free, grain free, dairy free, high protein, low sodium, low carb, Paleo, Primal, ketogenic, and more.
Since we understand the recipe – ingredients, diets, allergies, nutrition, taste, techniques & more. We can connect your users with the best recipes available for their unique food preferences.
Search over 2 million recipes
- Search our large recipe database. We add new sites and recipes continuously.
- You will also get access to over 5000 top web recipe sources
- Our search algorithm returns the most relevant recipes from the most popular and best recipes sources on the web. We order recipes by their cookability and quality so your customer can always count on getting the best recipes!
Semantically organized database
- The recipes in our database are normalized and can be filtered in the search by calorie and diet preferences.
Full nutrition for each recipe
- We have the most accurate automated nutrition analysis on the web powered by our proprietary Natural Language Processing (NLP) engine. Customers get detailed nutrition breakdown of each recipe with 25+ nutrients and appropriateness for all major diets.
- Filter by calories, diet or allergy restrictions
- Edamam has developed over 35 diet and health filters for your customers to use. Now you can develop applications for virtually any popular diet or major health condition.
Recipe caching
- Edamam may allow caching for those customer on custom plans.
The WebKnox Recipe API allows you to access over 330,000 recipes. It allows users to search for recipes using natural language such as "gluten free brownies without sugar". Furthermore, several widgets to visualize ingredient lists, price breakdowns, This Food API also contains thousands of information bits about ingredients such as nutrition, prices, tips, and more.
Find nutrition facts by food name or by UPC (barcode). API supports English, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
This api is used in Datagram applications: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bulat.diet.helper_sport and https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calorie-counter-dietagram/id1068214233
What’s for Supper? app helps users by providing them with a means to figure out what
can be cooked based on entering the available ingredients in the household
WFS? is presented with an animated video splash screen intro page upon open
WFS? users can register through the app or through authentic Facebook login
WFS? aims to be a free app trial for 30 days and offers an In-App Purchase of $.99
cents for full use of the app including additional In-App Purchases for more features
GPS Integration will allow users directions to all nearby supermarkets and groceries
What’s for Supper? Allows users to create custom family and allergy profiles
WFS? camera feature will allow users to snap photos of food that can be added to the
app for determining best dishes to make including recipes and nutritional information
WIFI or Data connection is required for What’s for Supper? real time results
FoodFacts is the first food database providing full nutrition label, allergen information, ingredient listings, etc on the web. Since 2002 we've been making food data available to the public so they can see what's really in the foods they are eating. Now we want to help developers and start-ups get the most comprehensive data for their needs. Get data on over 250,000+ products and growing and growing each day, Custom Licensing solutions available, and Largest Fully Verified Food Database. We provide full nutrition label information, product allergen warnings, ingredient listings, images, UPC code to be used for any diet, allergen, ingredient based, and/or exercise app you are currently building.
Quickly and efficiently retrieve high-quality data on over 535,000 food products. We provide nutrition labels, ingredients, diet compatibility, barcodes, and more. Use a barcode or product name to retrieve detailed data. Check out our website for more information.