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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 1 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Recipe APIRecipesFoodNutrition1 API41.8
Thin 3 Limited public surface area
KnowdeCompanyChemicalsMarketplace2 APIs39.2TheMealDBFoodRecipesMealsCooking6 APIs34.5ZestfulFoodParserRecipes1 API35.8
Emerging 6 Early or largely undocumented
Leaft FoodsCompanyFoodAgTechAlternative Protein2 APIs25.2DebutCompanyBiotechnologyBeautyCosmetics1 API22.3Perfect DayCompanyFood TechnologyPrecision FermentationAlternative Protein18 APIs20.2IngredionFortune 500Food and BeverageFood Manufacturing19.0BrightseedCompanyBioactivesArtificial IntelligenceLife Sciences1 API17.7CheckerspotCompanyBiotechnologyPrecision FermentationSynthetic Biology12.0
Minimal 19 Almost no public developer surface
MycoTechnologyCompanyFoodFermentation10.3ACTIVON Co., Ltd.CompanyCosmeticsChemicals7.8InsempraCompanyBiotechnologyPrecision FermentationSynthetic Biology7.5TwigCompanyBiotechnologyBioengineeringSynthetic Biology7.0International Flavors & FragrancesConsumer ProductsFlavorsFortune 500Fragrances3.9microTERRACompanyFoodFood and Beverage3.4CatayabioBiotechnologySustainableShanghai3.1DouxMatokCompanyFood TechnologySugar Reduction10.5GeltorCompanyBiotechnologyLife SciencesProteins10.5EnoughCompanyFood TechnologyAlternative ProteinSustainability10.3Manus BioCompanyBiotechnologySynthetic BiologyBiomanufacturing10.0Gravel AICompanyBeautyPersonal CareCosmetics7.8AmyrisCompanyBiotechnologySynthetic BiologyPrecision Fermentation7.1Bland CompanyCompanyFrontier TechFood TechBiotechnology7.1AAKCompanyFood and BeverageVegetable Oils6.6Bota BiosciencesCompanyBiotechnologySynthetic BiologyBiomanufacturing4.6Kuehnle AgroSystemsCompanyBiotechnologyMicroalgaeFermentation4.4RemilkCompanyFood TechnologyPrecision FermentationBiotechnology3.2Nosh BioCompanyFood TechBiotechnologyPrecision Fermentation3.0

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.45.4Recipe API Ingredients APISearch ingredients free. Per-100g USDA nutrition by ID costs 1 credit.41.8OpenMenu Ingredients APIIngredient database with nutrition labels, claims, and food groups.41.2Opply 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.38.8Fudo Ingredients APIThe Ingredients API from Fudo — 2 operation(s) for ingredients.38.1Nutrical Solution Ltd Ingredients APISearch the NutriCal ingredient database (USDA + NutriCal sources).30.3Apicbase Ingredients APIIngredient library entities.27.1

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
45.9
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.7
spread across providers
Quality lift
14.3
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 7 co-occurrences Food Technology 5 co-occurrences Personal Care 5 co-occurrences Cosmetics 5 co-occurrences Nutrition 6 co-occurrences Food 7 co-occurrences

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Provider tag30
Api tag8
Openapi tag7
Openapi op tag28

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