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Ingredients

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Providers using this tag (29)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Developing 2 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Recipe APIRecipesFoodNutrition1 API41.6TheMealDBFoodRecipesMealsCooking5 APIs41.0
Thin 2 Limited public surface area
ZestfulFoodParserRecipes1 API37.1KnowdeCompanyChemicalsMarketplace2 APIs35.3
Emerging 7 Early or largely undocumented
Leaft FoodsCompanyFoodAgTechAlternative Protein2 APIs25.1DebutCompanyBiotechnologyBeautyCosmetics1 API22.2Perfect DayCompanyFood TechnologyPrecision FermentationAlternative Protein18 APIs20.1IngredionFortune 500Food and BeverageFood Manufacturing18.9Free Cocktail APIBeveragesCocktailsDrinks1 API18.2BrightseedCompanyBioactivesArtificial IntelligenceLife Sciences1 API17.6CheckerspotCompanyBiotechnologyPrecision FermentationSynthetic Biology11.6
Minimal 18 Almost no public developer surface
GeltorCompanyBiotechnologyLife SciencesProteins10.5DouxMatokCompanyFood TechnologySugar Reduction10.4EnoughCompanyFood TechnologyAlternative ProteinSustainability10.2MycoTechnologyCompanyFoodFermentation10.2Manus BioCompanyBiotechnologySynthetic BiologyBiomanufacturing10.0ACTIVON Co., Ltd.CompanyCosmeticsChemicals7.8Gravel AICompanyBeautyPersonal CareCosmetics7.7InsempraCompanyBiotechnologyPrecision FermentationSynthetic Biology7.5AmyrisCompanyBiotechnologySynthetic BiologyPrecision Fermentation7.1Bland CompanyCompanyFrontier TechFood TechBiotechnology7.0TwigCompanyBiotechnologyBioengineeringSynthetic Biology6.9AAKCompanyFood and BeverageVegetable Oils6.5Bota BiosciencesCompanyBiotechnologySynthetic BiologyBiomanufacturing4.5Kuehnle AgroSystemsCompanyBiotechnologyMicroalgaeFermentation4.3International Flavors & FragrancesConsumer ProductsFlavorsFortune 500Fragrances3.4microTERRACompanyFoodFood and Beverage3.4RemilkCompanyFood TechnologyPrecision FermentationBiotechnology3.1Nosh BioCompanyFood TechBiotechnologyPrecision Fermentation2.5

APIs with this tag (8)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Developing 4 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Spoonacular Ingredients APIThe Ingredients API from Spoonacular — 9 operation(s) for ingredients.52.9OpenMenu Ingredients APIIngredient database with nutrition labels, claims, and food groups.46.3Recipe API Ingredients APISearch ingredients free. Per-100g USDA nutrition by ID costs 1 credit.41.6Opply Ingredients APIThe Ingredients API from Opply — 8 operation(s) for ingredients.40.2
Thin 4 Limited public surface area
Kitchen Stories Ingredients APIThe Ingredients API from Kitchen Stories — 7 operation(s) for ingredients.38.2Fudo Ingredients APIThe Ingredients API from Fudo — 2 operation(s) for ingredients.38.0Apicbase Ingredients APIIngredient library entities.34.9Nutrical Solution Ltd Ingredients APISearch the NutriCal ingredient database (USDA + NutriCal sources).30.2

Companies reaching this through an API (7)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “Ingredients” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

Apicbase Fudo Kitchen Stories Nutrical Solution OpenMenu Opply Spoonacular

Score breakdown

Frequency
46.4
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.8
spread across providers
Quality lift
17.5
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
0.0
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Precision Fermentation 8 co-occurrences Synthetic Biology 9 co-occurrences Recipes 8 co-occurrences Food Technology 5 co-occurrences Cosmetics 5 co-occurrences Nutrition 6 co-occurrences Food 7 co-occurrences Food and Beverage 10 co-occurrences

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Provider tag29
Api tag8
Openapi tag7
Openapi op tag28

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