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Open Food Facts API

Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org) has 2 public methods: get packaged food product and search packaged foods. Each costs 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.

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Methods

2

  • Get packaged food product

    Looks up a packaged food by barcode or by product name and brand, returning ingredients, allergens, Nutri-Score, NOVA processing level and nutrition from Open Food Facts.

    Returns product name, brand, quantity, ingredients, allergens, Nutri-Score, NOVA level, nutrition per 100 g and per serving, countries, photo, Open Food Facts link

    Readopenfoodfacts.org/get_product

  • Search packaged foods

    Searches Open Food Facts packaged foods by name, optionally filtered by diet, country where sold and brand, ordered by popularity (most scanned first).

    Returns product name, brand, quantity, Nutri-Score, processing level, energy, sugars, fat, salt per 100 g, photo, product link, barcode

    Readopenfoodfacts.org/search_products