# Zestful

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/zestful/  
**Website:** https://zestfuldata.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Zestful provides a machine-learning-powered ingredient parser API that turns plain recipe ingredient strings into structured JSON data. The API extracts quantity, unit, product name, preparation notes, and USDA FoodData Central database matches from free-form recipe text. Designed for recipe app developers building searchable recipes, shopping lists, and ingredient databases.

## Kin Score — 39.7 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 39.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 69.4 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 28.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 19.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (1)

- **Zestful Parse API** — Ingredient parsing operations

## Agentic access (1)

- **Zestful Agentic Access** — 1 operation · 1 acting

## Security (2)

- **Zestful Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Zestful Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Zestful Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Food, Ingredients, Parsers, Recipes, USDA

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/zestful/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.