Plain Text Nutritional Data Parser

Hi HN! Today I’m excited to launch OpenNutrition: a free, ODbL-licenced nutrition database of everyday generic, branded, and restaurant foods, a search engine that can browse the web to import new foods, and a companion app that bundles the database and search as a free macro tracking app. Consistently logging the foods you eat has been shown to support long-term health outcomes (1)(2), but doing so easily depends on having a large, accurate, and up-to-date nutrition database. Free, public databases are often out-of-date, hard to navigate, and missing critical coverage (like branded…

Nutri is still in beta and the GPT-powered results are sometimes inaccurate. The nutrient information accuracy is good to get an overview, but there are still outliers at times. I'm looking to improve the accuracy through food databases. Furthermore, I'd like to add additional tips for combining / preparing food to improve its nutritional value. For example, iron absorption is improved through vitamin C, so combine chickpeas or leafy greens with lemon. Or combine beans with rice to get all amino acids. On the UX side, I'd like to integrate a QR code on the desktop version to easily…

Recipe nutrition calculator taking mystery out of cooking

Transform nutrition labels into structured data

The Recipe & Nutrition API

I built a recipe manager that automatically shows nutrition info for any recipe. Import from websites or photos, create healthier versions, and keep everything organized across devices. The trickiest part was handling unit conversions accurately—turns out 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of sugar have very different weights! 100% free, available on web and iOS. Looking for feedback!