Recipe/Food Composition Databases
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For the recipe analysis to work correctly, Food composition databases are required. These Food Composition Databases contain for any ingredients the corresponding micro- and macro-nutritional values.
The available Food Composition Databases are listed here. Not all databases are usable to OFF, due to restricted licences.
Food Composition Databases
- Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel does not have a public license (ref)
- Ciqual
- Indian FCT, see also this page for other formats
- USDA - public, downloadable
Missing food composition
The available public Food Composition Databases are not exhaustive: some ingredients are missing, especially those used in industrial food processing.
Some examples are listed here: