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Edamam nutrition vs Open Food Facts

If you need a Food & Drink API that's easy to integrate, go with Open Food Facts.

Edamam nutrition

Nutrition Analysis

Open Food Facts

Food Products Database

Edamam nutrition

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

Open Food Facts

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
FeatureEdamam nutritionOpen Food Facts
AuthenticationapiKeyNone
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

Open Food Facts is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.