Recipe Nutrition Scraper
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Recipe Nutrition Scraper
Recipe Nutrition Scraper. Extract structured data with automatic pagination, proxy rotation, and JSON/CSV export. Pay only for results.
What does Recipe Nutrition Scraper do?
Recipe Nutrition Scraper is an automated data extraction tool that searches popular cooking websites to find recipes along with their nutritional information. It collects detailed recipe data including the recipe name, author, preparation time, cooking time, number of servings, calorie count, user rating, and a complete list of ingredients. The actor uses structured data parsing to extract JSON-LD recipe markup from cooking sites, ensuring accurate and complete data capture. Whether you are building a recipe database, researching food trends, or planning meals with specific nutritional requirements, this tool delivers clean, structured recipe data ready for immediate use.
Why use Recipe Nutrition Scraper?
Manually collecting recipe data from cooking websites is extremely time-consuming, especially when you need nutritional information alongside the recipe details. This actor automates the entire process, searching sites like AllRecipes and extracting all relevant data in seconds. Nutritionists and dietitians can use it to build meal plan databases with calorie counts. Food bloggers can research popular recipes and identify trending ingredients. App developers can populate recipe databases with comprehensive data. Health-conscious consumers can compare nutritional values across similar recipes to make informed choices. The structured output supports JSON, CSV, and Excel exports for seamless integration with any workflow.
How to use Recipe Nutrition Scraper
- Enter a recipe name or food keyword in the search query field
- Set the maximum number of recipes you want to collect
- Run the actor and wait for results
- Download the data in your preferred format (JSON, CSV, or Excel)
The actor searches popular cooking websites using your query, then extracts structured recipe data including nutritional information when available.
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| searchQuery | string | Recipe name or food keywords to search for | chicken soup |
| maxResults | integer | Maximum number of recipes to return | 20 |
Output Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| recipeName | Name of the recipe |
| author | Recipe author or contributor |
| prepTime | Preparation time |
| cookTime | Cooking time |
| servings | Number of servings the recipe yields |
| calories | Calorie count per serving |
| rating | User rating score |
| ingredients | List of ingredients separated by semicolons |
| url | Direct link to the recipe page |
Cost Estimate
This actor is priced at the Mid tier ($0.00075 per page event). A typical search for 20 recipes with the default 1024 MB memory setting completes within a few minutes and costs well under $0.03. The actor efficiently parses structured data from recipe pages, minimizing unnecessary requests and keeping costs low even for larger searches.
Tips and Best Practices
- Use specific recipe names for targeted results (e.g., "chicken tikka masala" instead of just "chicken")
- Include cuisine types for cultural filtering (e.g., "Italian pasta" or "Thai curry")
- Export to CSV for easy import into meal planning spreadsheets
- The ingredients field uses semicolons as separators, making it easy to split in spreadsheet tools
- Calorie and nutrition data availability depends on the source recipe page
For related data tools, check out these actors:
- Food Recall Monitor for FDA food safety alerts
- Restaurant Health Scores for restaurant inspection data
