IFCT 2017 lab-verified nutrition for 5,554 Indian foods and 1,501 recipes. 207 nutrients per food. Zero duplicates. Built for Indian health-tech.
// GET /food-detail?id=... // x-nutrikit-key: nk_live_... { "food": { "name": "Paneer", "hindi_name": "Chhena", "food_group": "dairy", "source": "ifct2017" }, "nutrients": { "macro": [ { "code": "enerc", "amount": 257.89, "unit": "kcal", "confidence": "high" }, { "code": "protcnt", "amount": 18.86, "unit": "g", "confidence": "high" }, // + 205 more nutrients... ] }, "data_source": { "name": "IFCT 2017", "publisher": "ICMR-NIN, Hyderabad" } }✓ IFCT 2017 Verified · High Confidence
Every other nutrition API was built for the US and retrofitted for India. NutriKit was built from the ground up using Indian lab data.
| Feature | FatSecret API | NutriKit API |
|---|---|---|
| Indian food accuracy | ✗ Generic US data | ✓ IFCT lab-verified |
| Nutrients per food | ~8 basic | ✓ 207 nutrients |
| Hindi names | ✗ | ✓ |
| Indian serving sizes | ✗ | ✓ katori, roti, teacup |
| Data confidence grading | ✗ | ✓ high / medium |
| Indian restaurant data | ⚠ Partial | ✓ KFC India, McD India (FSSAI) |
| Barcode scanner support | ✓ | ✓ EAN/UPC lookup |
| Indian recipe nutrition | ⚠ Generic | ✓ 1,501 peer-reviewed recipes |
| Attribution & source | ✗ | ✓ Every response includes source |
| Pricing for Indian startups | USD pricing | ✓ INR pricing, India-friendly |
Pass your API key as x-nutrikit-key header. Base URL: api.nutrikit.dev/v1
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