Clean food data shouldn't be this hard
Every developer building a health, fitness, or nutrition app hits the same wall. Government databases are incomplete. Existing APIs require enterprise contracts, IP whitelists, or cost thousands per month. Open-source databases have unreliable data quality and frequent downtime.
We built ChowAPI because developers deserve better. Clean nutrition data shouldn't require enterprise contracts, IP whitelists, or weeks of data wrangling. It should be one API call away.
ChowAPI brings together multiple authoritative nutrition databases into a single, clean, fast API with 1.6M+ foods and 34 nutrients per food. Every food has a quality score. Every nutrient has a confidence level. You decide what to trust.
Our principles
Developer-first
API key in header and go. No OAuth flows. No IP whitelists. No sales calls. Build first, pay later.
Honest pricing
Per-call pricing means you pay for what you use. No surprise invoices. No tier lock-in. Revenue scales with your success.
Data transparency
Every food shows its source. Every nutrient shows its confidence level. We don't hide behind averages.
AI-native
MCP server for Claude. Prompt packages for ChatGPT. Error .suggestion fields AI can read. The future is AI-powered apps.
Our database
1.6M+ verified foods
Whole foods, branded products, and international items. Lab-verified nutrient data where available. Every food quality-scored so you control the accuracy bar.
600+ restaurant chains
Automatically updated menu nutrition for the top US restaurant chains. AI-validated calorie math and completeness scoring.
Curated & standardized
Deduplicated, standardized to per-100g values, and enriched with 34 nutrients per food. Per-nutrient confidence levels so you know what to trust.