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HomeCategoriesFood & NutritionCompare

Compare 11 Food & Nutrition APIs you can use in Nigeria

A side-by-side comparison of pricing, features, sandbox access, and documentation for every Food & Nutrition API available to Nigerian developers and startups, updated regularly so you can pick the right provider with confidence.

All Food & Nutrition APIs

5 of 11 selected

Edamam Nutrition Analysis API

Pricing
Free Developer plan with 1,000 API calls/month; paid plans from $29/month
Nutritional Data (Calories / Macros)
Not available
Recipe Search & Database
Available
Food Image Recognition
Not available
Ingredient & Allergen Information
Not available
Barcode / Product Lookup
Not available
African / Nigerian Food Items
Not available
Meal Planning Features
Not available
Dietary Filter (Vegan / Halal / etc.)
Available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
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Edamam Recipe Search API

Pricing
Free tier with 10,000 calls/month on recipe search; paid plans for nutrition and diet APIs
Nutritional Data (Calories / Macros)
Available
Recipe Search & Database
Available
Food Image Recognition
Not available
Ingredient & Allergen Information
Available
Barcode / Product Lookup
Not available
African / Nigerian Food Items
Not available
Meal Planning Features
Not available
Dietary Filter (Vegan / Halal / etc.)
Available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
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Spoonacular API

Pricing
Free tier with 150 points/day; paid plans from $29/month for higher quotas
Nutritional Data (Calories / Macros)
Available
Recipe Search & Database
Available
Food Image Recognition
Not available
Ingredient & Allergen Information
Available
Barcode / Product Lookup
Not available
African / Nigerian Food Items
Not available
Meal Planning Features
Available
Dietary Filter (Vegan / Halal / etc.)
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
View Details

TheMealDB API

Pricing
Free for non-commercial use; Patreon supporters get higher limits
Nutritional Data (Calories / Macros)
Not available
Recipe Search & Database
Available
Food Image Recognition
Available
Ingredient & Allergen Information
Available
Barcode / Product Lookup
Not available
African / Nigerian Food Items
Not available
Meal Planning Features
Available
Dietary Filter (Vegan / Halal / etc.)
Available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
View Details

Open Food Facts API

Pricing
Completely free and open-source; no API key required
Nutritional Data (Calories / Macros)
Available
Recipe Search & Database
Available
Food Image Recognition
Not available
Ingredient & Allergen Information
Available
Barcode / Product Lookup
Available
African / Nigerian Food Items
Not available
Meal Planning Features
Not available
Dietary Filter (Vegan / Halal / etc.)
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
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Feature
Edamam Nutrition Analysis API
Edamam Recipe Search API
Spoonacular API
TheMealDB API
Open Food Facts API
PricingFree Developer plan with 1,000 API calls/month; paid plans from $29/monthFree tier with 10,000 calls/month on recipe search; paid plans for nutrition and diet APIsFree tier with 150 points/day; paid plans from $29/month for higher quotasFree for non-commercial use; Patreon supporters get higher limitsCompletely free and open-source; no API key required
Nutritional Data (Calories / Macros)
Not available
Available
Available
Not available
Available
Recipe Search & Database
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Food Image Recognition
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
Not available
Ingredient & Allergen Information
Not available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Barcode / Product Lookup
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
African / Nigerian Food Items
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Meal Planning Features
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
Not available
Dietary Filter (Vegan / Halal / etc.)
Available
Available
Not available
Available
Not available
REST API
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
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