Nutrition API

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Overview

To use Nutrition, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

URL

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nutrition

Example

How to call the Nutrition API in different programming languages.

cURL Request

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nutrition?food=banana&grams=118" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

JavaScript (Fetch API)

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nutrition?food=banana&grams=118', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python (Requests)

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nutrition?food=banana&grams=118', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

Go (net/http)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/nutrition?food=banana&grams=118", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Example Response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "food": "Bananas, raw",
    "fdcId": 173944,
    "category": "Fruits and Fruit Juices",
    "basis": "per 100g",
    "servingSizes": [
      {
        "label": "1 NLEA serving",
        "grams": 126
      },
      {
        "label": "1 extra large (9\" or longer)",
        "grams": 152
      },
      {
        "label": "1 large (8\" to 8-7/8\" long)",
        "grams": 136
      }
    ],
    "nutrition": {
      "calories": 89,
      "protein": 1.09,
      "totalFat": 0.33,
      "carbohydrates": 22.8,
      "fiber": 2.6,
      "sugars": 12.2
    },
    "micronutrients": {
      "sodium": 1,
      "potassium": 358,
      "cholesterol": 0,
      "saturatedFat": 0.112,
      "transFat": 0,
      "monounsaturatedFat": 0.032,
      "polyunsaturatedFat": 0.073,
      "calcium": 5,
      "iron": 0.26,
      "magnesium": 27,
      "phosphorus": 22,
      "zinc": 0.15,
      "vitaminC": 8.7,
      "vitaminA": 3,
      "vitaminD": 0,
      "vitaminE": 0.1,
      "vitaminK": 0.5,
      "thiamin": 0.031,
      "riboflavin": 0.073,
      "niacin": 0.665,
      "vitaminB6": 0.367,
      "folate": 20,
      "vitaminB12": 0,
      "water": 74.9
    },
    "analytics": {
      "caloriesPerGram": 0.89,
      "proteinCaloriePercent": 4.4,
      "fatCaloriePercent": 3,
      "carbCaloriePercent": 92.6,
      "proteinPer100Calories": 1.22
    },
    "dailyValues": {
      "protein": 2.2,
      "totalFat": 0.4,
      "saturatedFat": 0.6,
      "cholesterol": 0,
      "sodium": 0,
      "carbohydrates": 8.3,
      "fiber": 9.3,
      "potassium": 7.6,
      "calcium": 0.4,
      "iron": 1.4,
      "magnesium": 6.4,
      "phosphorus": 1.8,
      "zinc": 1.4,
      "vitaminC": 9.7,
      "vitaminA": 0.3,
      "vitaminD": 0,
      "vitaminE": 0.7,
      "vitaminK": 0.4,
      "thiamin": 2.6,
      "riboflavin": 5.6,
      "niacin": 4.2,
      "vitaminB6": 21.6,
      "folate": 5,
      "vitaminB12": 0
    },
    "dietaryFlags": {
      "highProtein": false,
      "goodSourceOfProtein": false,
      "highFiber": false,
      "goodSourceOfFiber": false,
      "lowSodium": true,
      "lowFat": true,
      "lowSaturatedFat": true,
      "lowCholesterol": true,
      "lowCalorie": false
    }
  }
}

Authentication

The Nutrition API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

Required Header

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Nutrition API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Try Nutrition APIView details and test in the API marketplace

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Nutrition API:

Some Nutrition parameters marked with Premium are available exclusively on paid plans.View pricing

Get Nutrition Facts by Food Name

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Default	Example
`food`	string	`required`	Name of the food to look up (e.g. banana, chicken breast, olive oil) Length: `1 - 100 chars`	-	`banana`
`grams`Premium	number	`optional`	Serving weight in grams to scale the nutrition panel to. Defaults to a per-100-gram basis. Range: `1 - 10000`	-	`118`

Response

The Nutrition API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

XML Response

200 OK

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <food>Bananas, raw</food>
    <fdcId>173944</fdcId>
    <category>Fruits and Fruit Juices</category>
    <basis>per 100g</basis>
    <servingSizes>
      <servingSize>
        <label>1 NLEA serving</label>
        <grams>126</grams>
      </servingSize>
      <servingSize>
        <label>1 extra large (9&quot; or longer)</label>
        <grams>152</grams>
      </servingSize>
      <servingSize>
        <label>1 large (8&quot; to 8-7/8&quot; long)</label>
        <grams>136</grams>
      </servingSize>
    </servingSizes>
    <nutrition>
      <calories>89</calories>
      <protein>1.09</protein>
      <totalFat>0.33</totalFat>
      <carbohydrates>22.8</carbohydrates>
      <fiber>2.6</fiber>
      <sugars>12.2</sugars>
    </nutrition>
    <micronutrients>
      <sodium>1</sodium>
      <potassium>358</potassium>
      <cholesterol>0</cholesterol>
      <saturatedFat>0.112</saturatedFat>
      <transFat>0</transFat>
      <monounsaturatedFat>0.032</monounsaturatedFat>
      <polyunsaturatedFat>0.073</polyunsaturatedFat>
      <calcium>5</calcium>
      <iron>0.26</iron>
      <magnesium>27</magnesium>
      <phosphorus>22</phosphorus>
      <zinc>0.15</zinc>
      <vitaminC>8.7</vitaminC>
      <vitaminA>3</vitaminA>
      <vitaminD>0</vitaminD>
      <vitaminE>0.1</vitaminE>
      <vitaminK>0.5</vitaminK>
      <thiamin>0.031</thiamin>
      <riboflavin>0.073</riboflavin>
      <niacin>0.665</niacin>
      <vitaminB6>0.367</vitaminB6>
      <folate>20</folate>
      <vitaminB12>0</vitaminB12>
      <water>74.9</water>
    </micronutrients>
    <analytics>
      <caloriesPerGram>0.89</caloriesPerGram>
      <proteinCaloriePercent>4.4</proteinCaloriePercent>
      <fatCaloriePercent>3</fatCaloriePercent>
      <carbCaloriePercent>92.6</carbCaloriePercent>
      <proteinPer100Calories>1.22</proteinPer100Calories>
    </analytics>
    <dailyValues>
      <protein>2.2</protein>
      <totalFat>0.4</totalFat>
      <saturatedFat>0.6</saturatedFat>
      <cholesterol>0</cholesterol>
      <sodium>0</sodium>
      <carbohydrates>8.3</carbohydrates>
      <fiber>9.3</fiber>
      <potassium>7.6</potassium>
      <calcium>0.4</calcium>
      <iron>1.4</iron>
      <magnesium>6.4</magnesium>
      <phosphorus>1.8</phosphorus>
      <zinc>1.4</zinc>
      <vitaminC>9.7</vitaminC>
      <vitaminA>0.3</vitaminA>
      <vitaminD>0</vitaminD>
      <vitaminE>0.7</vitaminE>
      <vitaminK>0.4</vitaminK>
      <thiamin>2.6</thiamin>
      <riboflavin>5.6</riboflavin>
      <niacin>4.2</niacin>
      <vitaminB6>21.6</vitaminB6>
      <folate>5</folate>
      <vitaminB12>0</vitaminB12>
    </dailyValues>
    <dietaryFlags>
      <highProtein>false</highProtein>
      <goodSourceOfProtein>false</goodSourceOfProtein>
      <highFiber>false</highFiber>
      <goodSourceOfFiber>false</goodSourceOfFiber>
      <lowSodium>true</lowSodium>
      <lowFat>true</lowFat>
      <lowSaturatedFat>true</lowSaturatedFat>
      <lowCholesterol>true</lowCholesterol>
      <lowCalorie>false</lowCalorie>
    </dietaryFlags>
  </data>
</response>

YAML Response

200 OK

status: ok
error: null
data:
  food: Bananas, raw
  fdcId: 173944
  category: Fruits and Fruit Juices
  basis: per 100g
  servingSizes:
    - label: 1 NLEA serving
      grams: 126
    - label: 1 extra large (9" or longer)
      grams: 152
    - label: 1 large (8" to 8-7/8" long)
      grams: 136
  nutrition:
    calories: 89
    protein: 1.09
    totalFat: 0.33
    carbohydrates: 22.8
    fiber: 2.6
    sugars: 12.2
  micronutrients:
    sodium: 1
    potassium: 358
    cholesterol: 0
    saturatedFat: 0.112
    transFat: 0
    monounsaturatedFat: 0.032
    polyunsaturatedFat: 0.073
    calcium: 5
    iron: 0.26
    magnesium: 27
    phosphorus: 22
    zinc: 0.15
    vitaminC: 8.7
    vitaminA: 3
    vitaminD: 0
    vitaminE: 0.1
    vitaminK: 0.5
    thiamin: 0.031
    riboflavin: 0.073
    niacin: 0.665
    vitaminB6: 0.367
    folate: 20
    vitaminB12: 0
    water: 74.9
  analytics:
    caloriesPerGram: 0.89
    proteinCaloriePercent: 4.4
    fatCaloriePercent: 3
    carbCaloriePercent: 92.6
    proteinPer100Calories: 1.22
  dailyValues:
    protein: 2.2
    totalFat: 0.4
    saturatedFat: 0.6
    cholesterol: 0
    sodium: 0
    carbohydrates: 8.3
    fiber: 9.3
    potassium: 7.6
    calcium: 0.4
    iron: 1.4
    magnesium: 6.4
    phosphorus: 1.8
    zinc: 1.4
    vitaminC: 9.7
    vitaminA: 0.3
    vitaminD: 0
    vitaminE: 0.7
    vitaminK: 0.4
    thiamin: 2.6
    riboflavin: 5.6
    niacin: 4.2
    vitaminB6: 21.6
    folate: 5
    vitaminB12: 0
  dietaryFlags:
    highProtein: false
    goodSourceOfProtein: false
    highFiber: false
    goodSourceOfFiber: false
    lowSodium: true
    lowFat: true
    lowSaturatedFat: true
    lowCholesterol: true
    lowCalorie: false

CSV Response

200 OK

key	value
food	Bananas, raw
fdcId	173944
category	Fruits and Fruit Juices
basis	per 100g
servingSizes	[{label:1 NLEA serving,grams:126},{label:1 extra large (9\ or longer),grams:152},{label:1 large (8\ to 8-7/8\ long),grams:136}]
nutrition	{calories:89,protein:1.09,totalFat:0.33,carbohydrates:22.8,fiber:2.6,sugars:12.2}
micronutrients	{sodium:1,potassium:358,cholesterol:0,saturatedFat:0.112,transFat:0,monounsaturatedFat:0.032,polyunsaturatedFat:0.073,calcium:5,iron:0.26,magnesium:27,phosphorus:22,zinc:0.15,vitaminC:8.7,vitaminA:3,vitaminD:0,vitaminE:0.1,vitaminK:0.5,thiamin:0.031,riboflavin:0.073,niacin:0.665,vitaminB6:0.367,folate:20,vitaminB12:0,water:74.9}
analytics	{caloriesPerGram:0.89,proteinCaloriePercent:4.4,fatCaloriePercent:3,carbCaloriePercent:92.6,proteinPer100Calories:1.22}
dailyValues	{protein:2.2,totalFat:0.4,saturatedFat:0.6,cholesterol:0,sodium:0,carbohydrates:8.3,fiber:9.3,potassium:7.6,calcium:0.4,iron:1.4,magnesium:6.4,phosphorus:1.8,zinc:1.4,vitaminC:9.7,vitaminA:0.3,vitaminD:0,vitaminE:0.7,vitaminK:0.4,thiamin:2.6,riboflavin:5.6,niacin:4.2,vitaminB6:21.6,folate:5,vitaminB12:0}
dietaryFlags	{highProtein:false,goodSourceOfProtein:false,highFiber:false,goodSourceOfFiber:false,lowSodium:true,lowFat:true,lowSaturatedFat:true,lowCholesterol:true,lowCalorie:false}

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Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Field	Type	Description	Example
`status`	string	Indicates whether the request was successful ("ok") or failed ("error")	`ok`
`error`	string \| null	Contains error message if status is "error", otherwise null	`null`
`data`	object \| null	Contains the API response data if successful, otherwise null	`{...}`

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Response fields marked with Premium are available exclusively on paid plans.View pricing

Field	Type	Sample Value	Description
`food`	string	`"Bananas, raw"`	Matched food name from the USDA database
`fdcId`	number	`173944`	USDA FoodData Central unique identifier for the food
`category`	string	`"Fruits and Fruit Juices"`	USDA food category the item belongs to
`basis`	string	`"per 100g"`	Basis the nutrition values are reported on (per 100g, or the requested serving)
`servingSizes`[ ] items	array[3]	`Array of objects`	Common household serving sizes reported for the food
└ `label`	string	`"1 NLEA serving"`	Description of the serving size (e.g. 1 cup, sliced)
└ `grams`	number	`126`	Weight of the serving in grams
`nutrition`	object	`{...}`	Headline calories and macronutrients
└ `calories`	number	`89`	Energy in kilocalories
└ `protein`	number	`1.09`	Protein in grams
└ `totalFat`	number	`0.33`	Total fat in grams
└ `carbohydrates`	number	`22.8`	Total carbohydrates in grams
└ `fiber`	number	`2.6`	Dietary fiber in grams
└ `sugars`	number	`12.2`	Total sugars in grams
`micronutrients`	object	`{...}`	Full micronutrient panel
└ `sodium`Premium	number	`1`	Sodium in milligrams
└ `potassium`Premium	number	`358`	Potassium in milligrams
└ `cholesterol`Premium	number	`0`	Cholesterol in milligrams
└ `saturatedFat`Premium	number	`0.112`	Saturated fat in grams
└ `transFat`Premium	number	`0`	Trans fat in grams
└ `monounsaturatedFat`Premium	number	`0.032`	Monounsaturated fat in grams
└ `polyunsaturatedFat`Premium	number	`0.073`	Polyunsaturated fat in grams
└ `calcium`Premium	number	`5`	Calcium in milligrams
└ `iron`Premium	number	`0.26`	Iron in milligrams
└ `magnesium`Premium	number	`27`	Magnesium in milligrams
└ `phosphorus`Premium	number	`22`	Phosphorus in milligrams
└ `zinc`Premium	number	`0.15`	Zinc in milligrams
└ `vitaminC`Premium	number	`8.7`	Vitamin C in milligrams
└ `vitaminA`Premium	number	`3`	Vitamin A in micrograms
└ `vitaminD`Premium	number	`0`	Vitamin D in micrograms
└ `vitaminE`Premium	number	`0.1`	Vitamin E in milligrams
└ `vitaminK`Premium	number	`0.5`	Vitamin K in micrograms
└ `thiamin`Premium	number	`0.031`	Thiamin (B1) in milligrams
└ `riboflavin`Premium	number	`0.073`	Riboflavin (B2) in milligrams
└ `niacin`Premium	number	`0.665`	Niacin (B3) in milligrams
└ `vitaminB6`Premium	number	`0.367`	Vitamin B6 in milligrams
└ `folate`Premium	number	`20`	Folate in micrograms
└ `vitaminB12`Premium	number	`0`	Vitamin B12 in micrograms
└ `water`Premium	number	`74.9`	Water content in grams
`analytics`	object	`{...}`	Derived nutrition intelligence
└ `caloriesPerGram`Premium	number	`0.89`	Energy density in calories per gram
└ `proteinCaloriePercent`Premium	number	`4.4`	Share of calories from protein (percent)
└ `fatCaloriePercent`Premium	number	`3`	Share of calories from fat (percent)
└ `carbCaloriePercent`Premium	number	`92.6`	Share of calories from carbohydrate (percent)
└ `proteinPer100Calories`Premium	number	`1.22`	Grams of protein per 100 calories
`dailyValues`	object	`{...}`	Percent of the FDA Daily Value each nutrient supplies on the reported basis
└ `protein`Premium	number	`2.2`	Protein as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `totalFat`Premium	number	`0.4`	Total fat as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `saturatedFat`Premium	number	`0.6`	Saturated fat as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `cholesterol`Premium	number	`0`	Cholesterol as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `sodium`Premium	number	`0`	Sodium as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `carbohydrates`Premium	number	`8.3`	Total carbohydrates as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `fiber`Premium	number	`9.3`	Dietary fiber as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `potassium`Premium	number	`7.6`	Potassium as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `calcium`Premium	number	`0.4`	Calcium as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `iron`Premium	number	`1.4`	Iron as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `magnesium`Premium	number	`6.4`	Magnesium as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `phosphorus`Premium	number	`1.8`	Phosphorus as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `zinc`Premium	number	`1.4`	Zinc as a percent of the Daily Value
└ `vitaminC`Premium	number	`9.7`	Vitamin C as a percent of the Daily Value

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Nutrition through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the nutrition data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Test Nutrition in the GraphQL Explorer to confirm availability and experiment with queries.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

GraphQL Endpoint

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

GraphQL Query Example

query {
  nutrition(
    input: {
      food: "banana"
      grams: 118
    }
  ) {
    food
    fdcId
    category
    basis
    servingSizes
    nutrition {
      calories
      protein
      totalFat
      carbohydrates
      fiber
      sugars
    }
    micronutrients {
      sodium
      potassium
      cholesterol
      saturatedFat
      transFat
      monounsaturatedFat
      polyunsaturatedFat
      calcium
      iron
      magnesium
      phosphorus
      zinc
      vitaminC
      vitaminA
      vitaminD
      vitaminE
      vitaminK
      thiamin
      riboflavin
      niacin
      vitaminB6
      folate
      vitaminB12
      water
    }
    analytics {
      caloriesPerGram
      proteinCaloriePercent
      fatCaloriePercent
      carbCaloriePercent
      proteinPer100Calories
    }
    dailyValues {
      protein
      totalFat
      saturatedFat
      cholesterol
      sodium
      carbohydrates
      fiber
      potassium
      calcium
      iron
      magnesium
      phosphorus
      zinc
      vitaminC
      vitaminA
      vitaminD
      vitaminE
      vitaminK
      thiamin
      riboflavin
      niacin
      vitaminB6
      folate
      vitaminB12
    }
    dietaryFlags {
      highProtein
      goodSourceOfProtein
      highFiber
      goodSourceOfFiber
      lowSodium
      lowFat
      lowSaturatedFat
      lowCholesterol
      lowCalorie
    }
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

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CORS Support

The Nutrition API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Nutrition requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Nutrition API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Nutrition

Official Nutrition packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Nutrition works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get an API key for Nutrition?

Sign up for a free account at dashboard.apiverve.com. Your API key will be automatically generated and available in your dashboard. The same key works for Nutrition and all other APIVerve APIs. The free plan includes 1,000 credits plus a 500 credit bonus.

How many credits does Nutrition cost?

Each successful Nutrition API call consumes credits based on plan tier. Check the pricing section above for the exact credit cost. Failed requests and errors don't consume credits, so you only pay for successful nutrition lookups.

Can I use Nutrition in production?

The free plan is for testing and development only. For production use of Nutrition, upgrade to a paid plan (Starter, Pro, or Mega) which includes commercial use rights, no attribution requirements, and guaranteed uptime SLAs. All paid plans are production-ready.

Can I use Nutrition from a browser?

Yes! The Nutrition API supports CORS with wildcard configuration, so you can call it directly from browser-based JavaScript without needing a proxy server. See the CORS section above for details.

What happens if I exceed my Nutrition credit limit?

When you reach your monthly credit limit, Nutrition API requests will return an error until you upgrade your plan or wait for the next billing cycle. You'll receive notifications at 80% and 95% usage to give you time to upgrade if needed.

Other ways to use Nutrition

Set up Nutrition on APIVerve, or reach the same source a different way. Your APIVerve account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

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Nutrition API

Overview

GET Endpoint

Example

Authentication

Interactive API Playground

Parameters

Get Nutrition Facts by Food Name

Response

Other Response Formats

Response Structure

Response Data Fields

Headers

GraphQL AccessALPHA

CORS Support

Rate Limiting

Error Codes

SDKs for Nutrition

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