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A calorie explorer for 5,796 foods (1–900 kcal)

A calorie explorer for 5,796 foods (1–900 kcal)

by melvinzammit·Feb 12, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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The Take

Clean, no-nonsense calorie and macro lookup with a searchable, categorized table sourced from USDA FoodData Central — perfect for quick checks while building a meal plan. The UI shows attention to detail (category filter, inline macros, simple search), but the idea is utility-first rather than novel; adding an API, CSV export or portion-size conversion would push this from handy to indispensable. It's a useful complement to MealJar, not a replacement for established calorie databases or trackers.

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Target Audience

People planning meals, nutrition-conscious users, fitness enthusiasts, dietitians and developers needing a quick nutrition lookup

Post Description

I built this free searchable/sortable normalised nutritional facts database. I made it for the users of my App to quickly find how many calories ingredients have for their meal plan. It's very interesting to see the range of calories across 5796 foods.

If you want to replicate it, the data is obtained from the USDA FoodData Central.

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