Chomp Food API

Chomp Food API is a comprehensive food and nutrition database providing normalized, audited data on over 1.2 million grocery products, branded foods, and raw ingredients. The API is built by developers for developers, making it production-ready for food and nutrition applications. Core capabilities: (1) PRODUCT DATABASE - Access 1.2M+ food items including branded foods, grocery products, and raw ingredients with complete nutritional data; (2) BARCODE LOOKUP - Search food products by UPC/barcode codes for quick product identification; (3) INGREDIENT SEARCH - Search foods by ingredient names to find products containing or avoiding specific ingredients; (4) NAME SEARCH - Full-text search by product name to discover foods and their nutritional information; (5) NUTRITION DATA - Complete macro and micronutrient information per serving; (6) DIET FILTERING - Find diet-friendly foods (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free) and products for specific dietary needs; (7) AUDITED DATA - All data is audited daily ensuring accuracy and quality; (8) CACHING RIGHTS - Ability to cache data (24 hours on Standard, indefinite on Premium); (9) DATA STORAGE - Store normalized data in your application based on plan tier. Perfect for nutrition apps, diet tracking platforms, food delivery services, grocery shopping assistants, meal planning applications, and restaurant menus. The Chomp API differentiates itself through data quality controls. Each product's nutritional data is verified against manufacturer-published nutrition facts panels, reducing the data errors that commonly affect crowd-sourced food databases. For Nigerian health apps where users make dietary decisions based on nutritional data, accuracy is a safety consideration — inaccurate calorie counts can undermine weight management goals and potentially harm users with medical dietary requirements like diabetes management.