# Food & Nutrition Scraper (Open Food Facts) (`ponderable_hydrometer/openfoodfacts-scraper`) Actor

Get food & nutrition data from Open Food Facts — barcode, keyword or category. Brand, Nutri-Score, NOVA, ingredients, per-100g nutrients. Free, keyless, no proxies.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ponderable\_hydrometer/openfoodfacts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ponderable Hydrometer](https://apify.com/ponderable_hydrometer) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Food & Nutrition Scraper (Open Food Facts)

**Food product and nutrition data from Open Food Facts — 4M+ products — by barcode, keyword or category, with per-100g nutrients and food scores.** Free, keyless, no proxies.

The barbell in food data is free-but-incomplete (USDA) vs $1,850/mo (Nutritionix). This actor gives no-code buyers (fitness/diet/CPG apps) a clean, reliable keyless feed with the scores and nutrients they actually log.

### What you get

One row per product:

- **Identity** — `barcode`, `name`, `brands`, `quantity`, `categories`, `countries`
- **Food scores** — `nutriscore` (a–e), `novaGroup` (1–4 processing level), `ecoscore` (a–e)
- **Ingredients & labels** — `ingredientsText`, `labels`
- **Per-100g nutrients** — `energyKcal100g`, `fat100g`, `saturatedFat100g`, `carbohydrates100g`, `sugars100g`, `fiber100g`, `proteins100g`, `salt100g`, `sodium100g`
- **Media & link** — `imageUrl`, canonical Open Food Facts `url`

### Output sample

```json
{
  "barcode": "3017620422003",
  "name": "Nutella",
  "brands": "Nutella, Ferrero",
  "quantity": "400 g",
  "categories": "Spreads, Sweet spreads",
  "countries": "France, United States",
  "nutriscore": "e",
  "novaGroup": 4,
  "ecoscore": "d",
  "ingredientsText": "Sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts…",
  "labels": "Gluten-free",
  "energyKcal100g": 539,
  "fat100g": 30.9,
  "saturatedFat100g": 10.6,
  "carbohydrates100g": 57.5,
  "sugars100g": 56.3,
  "fiber100g": 0,
  "proteins100g": 6.3,
  "salt100g": 0.107,
  "sodium100g": 0.0428,
  "imageUrl": "https://images.openfoodfacts.org/…/front.jpg",
  "url": "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/3017620422003"
}
```

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `searchTerms` | array | `["nutella"]` | Keywords to search by name/brand, e.g. `oat milk` |
| `barcodes` | array | — | Product barcodes (EAN/UPC) to look up directly |
| `category` | string | — | Category tag to list, e.g. `breakfast-cereals`, `chocolates` |
| `maxResults` | integer | `200` | Cap per search term / category |

Provide at least one of `searchTerms`, `barcodes` or `category`.

### Example input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": ["oat milk"],
  "category": "breakfast-cereals",
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

Direct barcode lookup:

```json
{ "barcodes": ["3017620422003", "5449000000996"] }
```

### Why this actor

- **Three lookup modes in one** — barcode, keyword search and category listing.
- **The scores buyers log** — Nutri-Score, NOVA and Eco-Score plus full per-100g nutrients.
- **Keyless & resilient** — auto-retry on Open Food Facts' occasional 503s so results aren't silently dropped.
- **Fair flat pricing** vs metered nutrition APIs.

### Pricing

Pay per result — **$3.00 per 1,000 results** (one product = one result). No subscription or platform fees.

### Related actors

- **USDA FoodData Scraper** — official USDA nutrient database (bring your own key).
- **PubChem Scraper** — chemical compound properties, for ingredient/additive research.
- **Package Registry Scraper** — unrelated tooling; see our full catalog for more.

### Notes & limits

- Data is Open Food Facts' free public API; the actor retries on 503/429 so results aren't dropped.
- Field completeness depends on contributors — popular products are rich; obscure items may miss fields.
- Nutrients are per 100g/100ml where provided.
- Data is © Open Food Facts contributors (ODbL) — attribute and use accordingly. This actor is an independent tool, not affiliated with Open Food Facts.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search products by name/brand, e.g. "nutella", "oat milk".

## `barcodes` (type: `array`):

Product barcodes (EAN/UPC) to look up directly, e.g. "3017620422003".

## `category` (type: `string`):

Open Food Facts category tag to list products from, e.g. "breakfast-cereals", "chocolates".

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Cap on products returned per search term or category.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "nutella"
  ],
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "nutella"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/openfoodfacts-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchTerms": ["nutella"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/openfoodfacts-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "nutella"
  ]
}' |
apify call ponderable_hydrometer/openfoodfacts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ponderable_hydrometer/openfoodfacts-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/17o205igGkAA0xL94/builds/oLoRhviDk00MvBmuA/openapi.json