UK Food Nutrients Data API
A free and simple UK food data api, extracted and converted from "UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID)" for the purpose of learning.
How to use API
Seach by name
https://ancient-lowlands-31543.herokuapp.com/api/json/v0.1/seach?name=[food name]
Example: if you are looking for "banana"
https://ancient-lowlands-31543.herokuapp.com/api/json/v0.1/search?name=banana
Lookup by id
https://ancient-lowlands-31543.herokuapp.com/api/json/v0.1/search?id=[item id]
Example: if you are looking for known item id
https://ancient-lowlands-31543.herokuapp.com/api/json/v0.1/search?id=59e48
Data Values
Nutrient values are expressed per 100g of the food except in the case of alcoholic beverages which are presented per 100ml.
A trace value for a nutrient is represented by Tr.
Where a nutrient is present in significant quantities, but there is no reliable information on the amount, the value is represented by N.