Show HN: USDA-linked nutrition API from messy inputs (CLI/Python/REST) (nutrition.avocavo.app)
I built Avocavo Nutrition to turn real-world inputs (“2 slices bacon”, “1 handful almonds”, full recipes) into USDA-verified nutrition with FDC IDs + links.
• Accepts messy quantities, cooked/raw, servings. • Returns clean JSON (+ CLI/Python/REST), with the exact FDC link to verify. • 500 free calls.
Live demo (no signup): https://nutrition.avocavo.app/ Docs/Quick start: https://nutrition.avocavo.app/#quickstart Example JSON (pasta + sauce): https://gist.github.com/acriftphase/2f74acab42a428f5e9efc6e8...
Happy to run your ingredient/recipe in the thread and post raw JSON + FDC link.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 10.6 ms ] threadCLI $ npm i -g avocavo $ avocavo login $ avocavo ingredient "2 slices bacon" --json
Python from avocavo import Avocavo client = Avocavo(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY") print(client.ingredient("1 cup brown rice"))