# Nutrition Food Lookup (`easyapi/nutrition-food-lookup`) Actor

Search Open Food Facts by keyword or barcode — nutrition, Nutri-Score, ingredients.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/nutrition-food-lookup.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Agents
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Nutrition Food Lookup

Look up packaged foods from Open Food Facts by keyword or barcode. Get nutrition-per-100g, Nutri-Score, NOVA group, Eco-Score, ingredients, allergens, and product images as structured Dataset rows — ideal for meal apps, retail enrichment, and research pipelines.

### Features

- **Search mode** — keyword queries across the global Open Food Facts catalog
- **Barcode mode** — exact GTIN / EAN / UPC product codes
- Nutrition macros per 100g (energy, fat, carbs, sugars, fiber, protein, salt, sodium)
- Nutri-Score, NOVA, Eco-Score when the source provides them
- Ingredients text, allergens, traces, brands, categories, countries
- Light pacing between requests; no API key required

### Modes

| Mode | Input | Behavior |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `search` | `queries[]` | Keyword search, capped by `maxItems` |
| `barcode` | `barcodes[]` | One product per code (or error row) |

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | string | `search` | `search` or `barcode` |
| `queries` | array | — | Keywords for search mode |
| `barcodes` | array | — | Product barcodes for barcode mode |
| `maxItems` | integer | `20` | Max products to return (1–100) |

#### Search example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "queries": ["oat milk", "greek yogurt"],
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

#### Barcode example

```json
{
  "mode": "barcode",
  "barcodes": ["3017620422003", "5000112586404"]
}
```

### Output

One Dataset item per product:

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `code` | Barcode / product code |
| `productName` | Display name |
| `brands` / `quantity` / `categories` / `labels` | Catalog metadata |
| `countries` | Markets / countries tags |
| `ingredientsText` | Ingredients blurb |
| `allergens` / `traces` | Allergen information |
| `nutriscoreGrade` / `novaGroup` / `ecoscoreGrade` | Score fields when present |
| `imageUrl` / `url` | Image and product page |
| `energyKcal100g` | Calories per 100g |
| `fat100g` / `saturatedFat100g` | Fat macros |
| `carbohydrates100g` / `sugars100g` / `fiber100g` | Carb macros |
| `proteins100g` / `salt100g` / `sodium100g` | Protein and salt |
| `sourceQuery` | Query or barcode that produced the row |
| `error` | Present when a barcode / search failed |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

#### Example shape

```json
{
  "kind": "product",
  "code": "5010029200014",
  "productName": "Oat Drink",
  "brands": "Example Brand",
  "nutriscoreGrade": "a",
  "novaGroup": 1,
  "energyKcal100g": 46,
  "fat100g": 1.5,
  "carbohydrates100g": 6.6,
  "sugars100g": 4.1,
  "proteins100g": 1.0,
  "salt100g": 0.09,
  "url": "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5010029200014",
  "sourceQuery": "oat milk"
}
```

### Use cases

- Enrich grocery SKUs with Nutri-Score and macros
- Power barcode scanners in consumer apps
- Research category nutrition distributions from open data

### Scope notes

- Coverage is strongest for packaged foods; restaurant dishes and fresh produce are sparse.
- Score fields (`nutriscoreGrade`, `novaGroup`, `ecoscoreGrade`) are missing for many products — treat null as “unknown”, not “healthy”.
- Upstream availability can vary by region; failed searches return an error row instead of crashing the run.

### Tips

- Start with one query and `maxItems: 5` to inspect field quality for your category.
- Prefer barcode mode when you already have GTINs — results are more precise.
- Keep batches moderate; the Actor already inserts short delays between requests.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

search = keyword. barcode = product barcodes / GTINs.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Keywords for search mode.

## `barcodes` (type: `array`):

Product barcodes for barcode mode.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum products to return (1–100).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "queries": [
    "oat milk"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "queries": [
        "oat milk"
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/nutrition-food-lookup").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "queries": ["oat milk"],
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/nutrition-food-lookup").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "search",
  "queries": [
    "oat milk"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call easyapi/nutrition-food-lookup --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/nutrition-food-lookup"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/sc26a4Sigkonv9W99/builds/CwREWaf1Cv5jbyjGd/openapi.json