Apps that focus on the restaurant industry will also use these databases for information about menus and locations. Developers who make apps that relate to health and wellness will find these APIs to be critical tools. Who would use a food menu API?īecause there are many sources of food, there are many applications for food and nutrition APIs. For a nutrition-focused API like Edamam’s Nutrition Analysis API will return information such as the calorie and macronutrient content. For a recipe API like the FoodtoFork API, the user will receive a list of the ingredients and the steps required to make a dish. When a website or app makes a GET request of a food API, the database returns the information in JSON or XML format. How does a food API work?Īn API is a digital collection of information. Using this tool, a developer can create a website or app that analyzes restaurant menus, promotes healthy eating, or even helps a user find the ingredients for a new recipe. A food-related API is a database that contains a broad range of information about food nutrition, ingredients, and preparation. As people learn more about the relationship between food and wellness, they want more information about what they take into their bodies.
We will soon be adding Weight Watcher points, too.Įating is a fundamental part of every person’s day. 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, FODMAP, and Whole 30. With our powerful API, you can create many kinds of food and especially nutrition apps.
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, analyze 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. The spoonacular Nutrition, Recipe, and Food API allows you to access over 365,000 recipes and 86,000 food products.